The night they were married he had taken off her shoes and stockings and kissed her feet. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

They had taken refuge in a temple, Perseus was told. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the emergency room, Sasha was taken to the burn unit. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

At age seven I’d taken this statement literally, but the headmistress in the picture was smoking a pipe, and her name was Peregrine, a kind of hawk. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“No. To make her aware of me would have taken more energy than I had. It’s so very far, and Forest is so thick now, to go through.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“Excellent flying yesterday, really excellent. Gryffindor has just taken the lead for the House Cup — you earned fifty points!” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Beto left his younger, happier self by the river and walked back up the path, searching the memory for the tree Naomi had taken him to. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas Jones, Captain Cox, the Garrett sons, and many more were seized and taken to prison. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Torah scrolls were taken out and unrolled so I could read from them. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time since she had been taken from her mother, the girl Hel smiled, with half a mouth. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

As he was taken away, Angel finally breathed deeply. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was about eight feet long, five and a half feet wide, and floated well out of the water, and had not taken him more than two hours to build. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Entering, he knocked into one of the police escort, who was blocking the mouth to make sure that Blackavar did not try to bolt as he was taken down. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had taken place in B-block just a month before my arrival, when I was training at the Academy. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Penelope suddenly realized we’d forgotten to get our picture taken by the professional dude. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

She has already taken my hand and is leading me away with her. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Mary Jackson could see the air moving around the racer just as clearly as if she were looking at a Schlieren photograph taken in a wind tunnel. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Those things represented the other world, the road not taken, the domain of suits and yuppies. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not seem to have taken in a word Snape had said. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The bees had taken up residence in an old termite nest. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Taisin had taken out her small brassbound trunk and opened it, but now she paused with her hand on a glass vial. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

If she saw her out in the woods, Kendra worried she would just curl up in a ball on the ground and let herself be taken. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“I just can’t believe it. Well done, you. It’s been a very, very long time since he’s taken on a student.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Thomas hated the people who’d taken this poor, innocent kid from his family. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

As he walked away, he wondered whether the entire family had eaten some sort of strange medicine, taken leave of their senses perhaps? The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

We did our laundry in the Laundromat, but those things that required ironing were taken to Lee’s house and the ironing chore was shared, as was everything else. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I get the impression she’s taken on nursing as a sort of penance. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She was taken away from me and brought up by strangers. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He had been taken in hand by a lady who hoped to rise with the magazine. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Though Pauling had got the a-helix almost without the X-ray evidence, he knew of its existence and to a certain extent had taken it into account. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

“Knightley has taken pity on poor little Miss Smith!—Very good-natured, I declare.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

He had been about five, and she had taken him with her. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The word was that such a man would only live with a woman who carried a basket on her head because he himself had taken a big fall in the world. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

The Seattle people passed into memory and winter savings accounts; stoves were stoked, fires banked, books taken down, quilts mended. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He would have taken Henry’s face in both hands and kissed him hard and deep and on purpose and said, “Take anything you want and know you deserve to have it.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

As a last defense I had always taken refuge in a scornful superiority, based on nothing. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'm immediately taken to see the queen—still covered in Prince Alfred's blood and Belle-rose tea, still angry from his disgusting advances, still shaky from almost stopping his heart. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The first thing he saw was a photograph of himself, taken the summer before on the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, where he had gone diving. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Whatever they said was taken as something to be heeded by my people, who repeatedly analyzed it and struggled to precisely obey their wishes. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Thomas flailed his arms and legs, knocking away the horrible metallic arms as he kicked at the pulsating blubber of the Grievers’ bodies—he only wanted to be stung, not taken like Dave. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Aunt Nancy is his choice, but she’s already taken something to help her sleep. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“However, we know the rats have taken many spinners prisoner. Perhaps we can free a few and persuade them to accompany us. I have often had good results with spinners.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It had taken me a long while to draw her out of hiding. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

"All you need to do, Mrs. Das, is sign right here. Chantal and her mother have taken care of Anna's schedule." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

In the same raid, more than two thousand other persons were taken into custody and held for a period of time without any charges being filed against them. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Lelia and I must have taken the trip over fifty times, not once setting foot on Staten Island itself. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The newspaperman called again to say he had found some photographs taken at Westingtown parties twenty years ago. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“For I mean them to return and haunt these Yunkishmen,” he told the dusky woman that night after he had taken his pleasure of her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t sure if she’d closed it once or even taken a breath the entire time Mr. Griswold and Jack had been talking. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company and the Puget Sound Power and Light Company indicated steps would be taken to guard their facilities here. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Hatsue had been taken from his life by history, because history was whimsical and immune to private yearnings. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

A more cynical approach was taken by Tyra Banks, the popular talk show host, who devoted a show in May 2008 to the recurring question, “Where Have All the Good Black Men Gone?” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

He had taken to calling them relatives from the very first. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

And even if he is too poor to give you any of them, it won’t matter because he will have taken the time to know you as no one else does. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Then Deen had taken a deep breath, put an arm around Sam, and said... Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

It had taken a little under three months. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The term before, Mr. Lasher had recommended that I be put into a newly formed rapid advancement class, and I had taken the test to get in. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Then I remembered I had taken my wallet out of my pocket and put it in my locker after lunch. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was taken aback by the biting mockery in his voice. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The council had extended his curfew; it was death to be taken on the streets after the evenfall bells had sung. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Harry had taken his first step back toward Gryffindor Tower when something else on the map caught his eye . . . something distinctly odd. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

It was the first time he had ever taken a photograph by X-ray reflection. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Very soon it would be taken to Germany. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ve survived this before. We will survive it again. Trust that there is always someone who has taken the greater good as mission.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

In the Stepstones they had taken on grain and game and fresh water, after the long voyage along the bleak and barren coast of Dome with its shoals and whirlpools. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The visit had taken all the strength from him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Yes….But he hadn’t said anything about a haunch of smoked goat that had been found on the floor, with several large bites taken out of it. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

And there in her words was a reason for the risk I had taken. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

"I was brought here captive too. You were there the day I was taken." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

All the regular seats were taken, so deputies brought in more chairs to line the aisles and the walls. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

It had taken six months to get everything cleaned up. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

One of the women had taken to sleeping in Weese's bed, and she got a piece of ripe blue cheese as well, and a wing off the capon that Weese had spoken of that morning. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

To have the power of choice taken from her made Emily feel insignificant and small. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

"You were no priest when I was taken from Pyke.. I remember how you would sing the old reaving songs standing on the table with a horn of ale in hand." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The verse at the end is taken from the Alexandrian poet Moschus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

This little girl, the one with the heart-shaped face—God, I don’t want that light taken from her. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Her face streaked with tears, Lupita looked down at her baby brother, who had stopped crying the instant she had taken him and who was now sucking his thumb. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

It seemed impossible to me that the ball game had taken place only a week ago. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

At dawn she had taken a hoe from the wall and she called the children and she took a little cold food wrapped up in a cabbage leaf and she had not returned. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Dewey Dell says it wont be sold because it belongs to Santa Claus and he taken it back with him until next Christmas. As I Lay Dying 1930-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt furious with Hooper, because he had so suddenly taken over, walking in front of him and saying what to do. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Two sets of cotton sheets are taken from the linen closet and washed, then hung to dry on the long clothesline beside the house. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Following the triple victories in California, he had taken to telling Seattle that he would sweep the regatta in Poughkeepsie this year, winning all three events. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

No one has ever taken an A level at our school before, and the headmistress, Mrs. Gascoyne, didn’t want me to take it at first. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I didn't know why it had taken him an entire week to give me the answer. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“I couldn’t sleep the whole night, thinking about how to prevent my bicycle from being taken from me,” he said. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He'd taken such delight in his tomatoes and peppers, planting a raised vegetable bed after they moved into the house. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Why had he taken that fatal oath and bound himself to give in to anything that happened to enter a boy’s rash young head? Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometime before the school was taken over by Miss Preston's, some poor soul was killed here, his lifeblood seeping into the stone. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

God Save the King had taken her unawares, she was still holding a plate heaped with chicken in aspic. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“What time is it?” whispered Katie after she had taken a tremendous tug on the sheet; a tug that made the sweat stand out on her face again. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

We hadn’t taken a shower since Half-Blood Hill, and I was sure that was obvious. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The Americans had gone into empty houses in the suburb where they had been imprisoned, and they had taken these and many other things. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ali couldn’t have taken Joe Louis if Joe was fighting with a paper bag over his head.” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The yegg said that Hale was “taking care of too many people,” adding, “I might be taken care of myself.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He had not seen Osha. since they'd taken her captive in the wolfs- wood, though he knew she'd been set to working in the kitchens. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It had taken all of Lourdes’s resolve to remain calmly in her seat. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Octavian,” said he, stumbling and using my name, “we...we did not know. We would, I suppose, eventually have taken you to France. To present you at court there.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

He hasn’t taken a cheerful evening walk in a week and a half, ever since phone service disappeared. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Police discovered that his license had expired a few weeks earlier, so he was taken into custody. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

We’re ushered out the back door, into a car, and taken to the train station. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I—I am, Madam. I hope you will excuse any—er—liberty these naughty children may have taken. I assure you, there was no intention—” “You?” said the Queen in a still more terrible voice. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

They were somewhat irritated to discover within a few days that telescopes were becoming widely available and that Galileo had taken them for a ride. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Tell me again the second three-word thing,” the blind man said after he had taken a sip. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

If anyone had taken those cigarettes across state lines at any point, it was a felony. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

They have taken him and amputated his leg. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had taken Booth ten days to travel from Washington to the Port Conway ferry. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Bennaldra! Since when you have taken Sierra’s side on a fashion issue?” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Nana couldn’t have been older than I am when that photo was taken. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The Old Grange on the west side had been knocked down, and its place taken by rows of tarred sheds. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I could be taken out of my body at any moment, dragged heavenward to reckon with a furious Father. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Don’t I know it. See, this photo was taken about two weeks before Valentine’s Day,” Lovey started to explain, then she got all choked up. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Although our primary water tank was down to the dregs before the Tap-Out, there was an older one on top of the hill that had been taken out of service. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Because white people have taken away all our rights.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The battle edged closer to the trees, and I realized the fetterlings were dragging the giant away, back to wherever they had taken Brer Fox. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He could have taken the book by himself, but I wanted a closer look at Lissa’s room. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Their rituals are not to be taken seriously. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

If so, the whole family is immediately taken away. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Blood flows freely from the wound, and reflexively Lincoln’s chest suddenly rises and falls as pressure is taken from his brain. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

The millions of Africans taken to work in sugar were not taught to read and write. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

All of my Memory Worlds are now gone, deleted, taken by Zero. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He also vowed that he would never be taken alive. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It has taken the lives of many people who have tried to cross it. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He had taken the key because he was afraid I would steal the tractor. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

We heard that in the main section, prisoners were collapsing and being taken away in wheelbarrows. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Galahad, a priggish, mute little boy, was playing some private game with his dolls—to which he remained attached long after most boys would have taken to soldiers. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the time of Hawaii’s “discovery” by Europeans in 1778, political unification had already taken place within each Hawaiian island, and some political fusion between islands had begun. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes ...” said Ron softly, “it’s the only way... I’ve got to be taken.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Big Tony had taken the dogs to an abandoned warehouse where he could work on their “intruder attack” skills. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

"And look at this," he said, uncovering photographs taken by the Coast Guard launch in Cape May. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

She whispered what some of the things were, and we giggled until Sass poked her head into our room to shame us, reminding us that a funeral had taken place that day. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

And now even that has been taken away from me. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was going to shake him until all of the money he had taken fell out of his pockets. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

He was pressed on the matter: Was it possible that, say, the two doctors, David and James Shoun, had taken it? Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Then, after the girls were taken, I realized that Jacqueline hadn’t been christened. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

One method is to examine a map of the geographic distribution of the crop’s or animal’s wild ancestor, and to reason that domestication must have taken place in the area where the wild ancestor occurs. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Every man ever taken by slavers sings that same sad song. I dare not help you ... here.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Summoning the storm earlier had taken too much out of him. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“They know where we’re going. We know where they’re going. We all seem to have taken the same route to get to Haven.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Even though he'd almost taken out the fencing along the passenger's side, he was still so close to the van next to him that he doubted he could get out of his car. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

His face looked just as Piper remembered - green as bile, with a twisted sneer, his seaweed-coloured hair braided with swords and axes taken from dead demigods. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I began to iron the blue dress that Beatrice had taken from the wardrobe, slowly, methodically, as I used to iron Mrs. Van Hopper’s dresses in Monte Carlo. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She had just woken from a nap of twenty minutes, which she had taken on a temporary bed made from newspapers. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Daoud had taken over Mo's room when he moved in two years ago. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

We were taken to a makeshift village where the huts were made out of thin plastic, making it look like a sprawling garbage-bag town. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had taken off her fine hunting clothes and folded them into the trunk at the foot of her bed with the fairy cloak, but the next morning the clothes were gone. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

First, there is the implication, floating between the lines of the entire Report, that an authoritative new presence has appeared on the scene and taken charge. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I thought it was just...taken care of. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I have taken up the middle-class sport of long-distance running. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The play is about a man who has taken up with a goat, but is really about the nature of love. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Ma, Baba, and Sunny have taken a load of things to the new house. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The prisoners had taken over the prison and were asking for amnesty. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Hinted at the gravity of the so-called “trauma of decanting,” and enumerated the precautions taken to minimize, by a suitable training of the bottled embryo, that dangerous shock. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The war had taken its toll, but beneath his baggy coat and trousers, there was a lean and strong body. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The colored pencils were taken away by the staff when I wasn’t looking one day, leaving just plastic markers and soft pastels—things that don’t need to be sharpened. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

But one had indeed just taken off, over the whitewashed wall. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

That is to say - forgive me - you have taken it on yourself to leave your husband on a number of occasions. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Eilonwy was more interested in the sword she had taken from the barrow. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Maybe if I weren't an atheist, God wouldn't have punished me by having one of the most popular girls in school walk into Photo Drive-Up at the very moment my picture was being taken. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

My back was throbbing and my thoughts were leaden, as if I had a high fever or had taken a hard blow to the back of the head. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I think he would have taken easily to books, but he came home at night too tired to read. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry to have taken such a long time.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

It is hard for me to picture him taking lovers, no less the quantity he must have taken to have so many children, an unnatural number for a Faerie. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But, more important, Charley had been taken with his old ailment again, and this time he was in bad trouble and great pain. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, come on. You remember. We found it in a magazine in some lane. Near a puddle. You were really taken by it. Don’t pretend you don’t remember.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kids sneaking around and leaving secret messages might be taken the wrong way. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

I was sure that she had suddenly taken off on the migration; my heart was sore and pounding. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he’d taken Poppy inside his father’s shop on the day of the blackout so she wouldn’t be afraid. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The mice of Redwall were peaceful creatures, but that must not be taken as a sign of weakness. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Ms. Monroe gives a long speech about how much she wants justice for Khalil and apologizes that it’s taken this long for us to meet. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“Daddy joked about her being taken for a ride because that’s what those mobsters did in those days,” Barbara Friedman remembered. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He had taken just a few steps when he heard that nightmarish sound. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

We are taken up on a shuttle with kids from all over New England. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Close to dawn, when the circus is emptying, they are taken for a walk around the tents and into the courtyard. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

For some reason, though—perhaps because I have an appointment and haven’t worn out my welcome yet—I get taken to an inner office where a young woman interviews me absentmindedly. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had taken me seven Sundays’ worth of chores to save up for those Chucks. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Objects are easier. It took me years to master anything animate. And I work much better with my own birds than I could with any old pigeon taken off the street.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Smart, but not fast enough. I’m sorry we didn’t realize he had taken you two as well. Do you know why?” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

I don’t think Mom has seen this one—I’ve never taken it to her house. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Unknown to me, those anarchists had taken up residence in my abdomen, and were even hooked up to the utilities. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It had taken him so long to catch the rat. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Sherman and I crawled on our bellies, pushing in front of us our makeshift armor of corrugated tin taken from the blockhouse roof. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

‘The police come in and taken him to the jail in the Black Maria. He still locked up.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Dr. Javid reassured him that I would be taken care of. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Elinor could not help thinking how long it had taken her and Mo to search for the village. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

What’s more, they “informed me that Mrs. Frear had been taken to a private house in Huron Street, and was perfectly safe and well cared for.” The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

If only they could have taken her mind along to the dry-cleaner's and emptied the pockets and steamed and cleansed it and reblocked it and brought it back in the morning. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I look up, I see it has taken Gale differently. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Jody curried and brushed until a pile of dead hair lay in the stall and until the pony’s coat had taken on a deep red shine. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Four of his sons had taken up land there in October, 1854.. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would have been funny, maybe, if I hadn’t taken a day off from work and left our kids with my mother in order to be there. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I saw that what had been taken for our emotional strength was our negative confusions, our flights, our fears, our frenzy under pressure. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were clearly photos taken by the women themselves along the trail, in hiking gear, looking happy and healthy, radiant even. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The day she was taken, Summer and Grey Wind between them had tom three wildlings to bloody pieces. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

We went to the pizza place and talked about who could have taken Jimmy’s two-dollar bills. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Friday morning Papa had taken the train to Atlanta. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

It’s a reminder of everything that has been taken from us, but it also gives me hope. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Almost every choice has been taken from me in this place; what can I do but add this to the list of indignities? Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He felt that he was still groping in the dark; he had chosen his path but kept looking back, wondering whether he had misread the signs, whether he should not have taken the other way. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Besides, watching Josh fall might make me laugh out loud, and I have taken a vow of silence. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the ladders had been taken away, the manager had twelve ice-cream cones brought in for the penguins. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Trenton Register-News showed a photo taken by a tourist as I got off the Greyhound bus. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

This was when the syrup was taken off the fire to cool so that it formed into crystals—grains of sugar. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

In her mind, because of the posted pictures, I’ve taken a step to the other side. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“Like this,” he was saying, swiping at the boot he had taken. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I didn’t care much about the man whose chickens I’d taken. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

But they had taken these beautiful rocks from deep within earth and they had laid them in a monstrous design, realizing destruction on a scale only they could have dreamed. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You need not offer apologies, Messieurs. I understand a murder has taken place. Naturally, you must interview all the passengers. I shall be glad to give all the assistance in my power.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mark had only taken three or four steps when he heard a wet, cackling sound above him. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Someone had taken the hatchet and hacked the carving completely away. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Did he know where they had taken us? Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Clayton felt a little bad about not having any love to drop in the box, but Train Ear had taken all of his money. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Earlier that afternoon, a well-dressed young woman had come up to Richard at the train station and taken his hand. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

There was no food in the house; Shinae had eaten or taken it all, along with the money their mother had left her. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

After we were all sitting down and she had taken role, she called for everyone’s attention. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Each time before this that he had taken the silver out to give to anyone, it had been like taking a piece of his life and giving it to someone carelessly. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Grandma still didn’t know about the T ride we’d taken, but I wasn’t about to mention it. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Jeffrey kept squeezing my hand really hard for a few minutes, until the blood specimens had all been taken and an IV line was hooked up to his port. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only way she could find out who had taken Nin. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I got my weather-system book off my desk and looked at the photo of Kat and me on the bridge, as taken by Salim. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had always taken them for granted, the way I took for granted all the rest of my body and also my mind. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

And then she was taken by the night. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

It had taken her several minutes to understand where she was as pieces of consciousness seeped back into her, as her body self-assessed its damage. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The first execution by electrocution had actually taken place eleven months earlier, at Auburn. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But no one else volunteered for the Kilanga post, and the Underdowns had requested that it be taken by someone steady, with a family. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

After I complained about everything that the white people had taken away from us, they just looked at me as though it was something they expected and were content with it. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I’d let out the seams of the bodice as much as I could and taken out the hem of the skirt. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am his son and since he is dead I have taken his place. I am now Chief of Ghalas-at. All my wishes must be obeyed.” Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

And a message came back this afternoon saying you was to be arrested and taken to Bywater, not direct to the Lockholes. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Ogden Morrow had actually taken the time to invite me to his birthday party. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

On an easel next to the podium is a poster-size picture of my mom and my dad taken back when my dad had hair and when my mom was skinny. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“If we helped every Scholar taken by the Martials, there’d be nothing left of the Resistance. Maybe if you were one of our own...” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Point taken. In that case, you should revel that you are the last man standing.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Carter’s wounds ensured that the stories were taken half seriously, but not much more than half. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And before either of us knew it, I had taken him down, both of us landing on top of each other in the middle of the field. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He had taken the same risks and shown the same bravery as the other two men. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Men were playing instruments taken from a music store. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Food was brought to him upon trays and an hour later the trays were taken away, untouched. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He had been using a powerful protection spell on himself so the Nightbeast couldn’t eat him, and it had taken all his energy. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“After it’s taken her so many years to get this one like this?” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

She herself I noticed had not taken off either her wig or her gloves or her shoes. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Because of the heart attack, she had been taken off hormone replacement therapy and was constantly sweating. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

My father would have taken us, wouldn’t he...? The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Maybe it had just been taken, after she was captured—or maybe it was altered. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“There, it’s taken care of. Can we get on with basketball now?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“Maybe,” he said, “maybe. I guess once somebody got them, they could have taken them just about anywhere.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

We were taken for another physical and then sent to the barber, where all the hair was cut from our heads. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish you had just stayed in America! Couldn’t someone else have taken care of your mother-in-law?” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Many of the animals behind him were swift ones; it was the first run they had ever taken in their lives and they were all longing to use their new muscles. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

So why I was being taken out of the match? Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

We planted seeds in twenty-three containers, which have pretty much taken over the kitchen. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“There are rumors,” my father said, his voice breaking, “that we are being taken somewhere in Hungary to work in the brick factories. It seems that here, we are too close to the front. . .” Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No. I did not abandon you and your mother. I was taken from you. You are abandoning us by choice, the way your grandfather abandoned me.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

So honored was she by the presence of these three stud football players, according to Derric and Gary, that she insisted on Polaroid pictures being taken to commemorate the occasion. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when no one could run anymore, they’d been taken to the cemetery and shot. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

At first glance, Griff had almost taken him for a woman. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The boy became so taken with those nocturnal raids that it was a long time before he was seen at Catarino’s. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Almost all of the photos were taken on the day he was released from prison. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Do you remember anything at all that could help us figure out where Wick might have taken Robbie?” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The ambulance had taken him to the hospital but hadn’t gotten there fast enough. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

All of Momma’s people had been stolen too, and taken to Jamaica where she was born. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have always taken good care to keep out of sections with small company commanders. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had been out of power for a long time and were calculating that their way back to power might, with some risks taken, lie on the road I pointed out. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

But the idea that “gifts” from Indians helped to establish and enrich the US hides that these resources were taken, often by force, as the country expanded. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

In the late afternoon yesterday, when they reached the night coordinates, he should’ve taken one look and headed for higher ground. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t stop thinking about the path she had taken to Rook Hill. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why hadn’t I taken the window seat when I’d had my chance? One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

After he had been calling on her for almost a year, he finally mustered his courage and had a beautiful picture taken of himself. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something had disturbed a monster it had taken all the gods to defeat. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Well, it wouldn’t be broken if you hadn’t taken my compass.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Second, I had the privilege of seeing photographs of the event taken by Civil Rights photographer Charles Moore. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Remember that if conflict is not taken to the Council of Guardians, and if there is a death . . .” She heard a murmur. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But that land was taken during the war and isn't even in India now, thanks to Partition. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She knew the way; Father had taken her and Rashida there for a drive after bringing the new rickshaw home. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

Poor little mouse, that gesture must have taken all his courage, he had none left for speech. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

On November 17, 1896, he was taken to Mercy Hospital, where he died five days later, apparently of typhoid fever. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“The badge people just report who they want to, and things happen to them. There’s some parents been taken, as well as teachers.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Perhaps she hadn’t noticed, or maybe she hadn’t gone by the display, or maybe Lula and Dovie had taken their pieces down before she got there. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

His bag is taken along with Elizabeth’s luggage when they reach the hotel. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It had never exactly been said, but I think Mr. Dubonnet had even taken my mom out a few times way back then. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

At the very least, I could have taken your keys. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He’d just taken charge and done what needed to be done. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“But really, you wouldn’t worry? I mean, we’ve been dating for five weeks, and he’s never even taken me to his house.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

If I knew I would be here talking about it at one hundred and one, I would have taken the monthly check. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

My cooking lesson had taken all afternoon; the results were downed in four minutes flat. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Anyone who has taken geometry in high school has seen them: they are the sets of numbers in parentheses that represent a point in space. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

The last time I shared my poems in public was for the after-school performance in June, and even that was only for the kids who had taken that poetry class. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Then the cars would continue by rail to the coast, where the barrels would be transferred to a ship and taken across the North Sea to Germany. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone else had swooped in and taken all the glory, which Fox was going to give him—rightfully so, if Lac was being honest with himself. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

My wounds healed and my father told me to be comforted, for the scars would not be seen until after I had taken a husband. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

And parents have begun to understand the need to keep our records current so that when those children are taken we can contact someone. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The first thing we need to do is get your hands—and your head—taken care of. Then we’ll figure everything out. Okay?” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Didn’t the simple fact that he had taken a Hallow, and turned it into a Horcrux, demonstrate that he did not know this last great Wizarding secret? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

And one of the things was this book which I had taken into school to show to Siobhan. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Our desks and equipment were taken to Germany. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Mostly because he was too shy, and because also he had been brought up in a society where such invitations were often largely a matter of social course and not to be taken that seriously. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

After we all shook hands in Tepper's office he smiled smugly and said, "This is the most airtight case I've ever taken before a judge." Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Barack had taken an enormous risk—one that could have cost him his presidency—and it had all gone okay. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The girls did as they were told, happy that someone had taken the reins. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Well, see, in the event—however unlikely—that your vaccine does not have the desired effect, and Othello there turns, I was wondering what your contingency plan is. Have you taken the vaccine yourself?” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

As soon as this was accomplished, she would satisfy herself that the twins were properly taken care of, and perhaps allow them some sort of compensating treat. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

What if it was some cruel jape of Joffrey's, like the day he had taken her up to the battlements to show her Father's head? A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Oh, no, really not that what? I think I must have taken something last night that disagreed with me.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

As it turns out, for example, of the fifty thousand African Americans who have taken the Race IAT so far, about half of them, like me, have stronger associations with whites than with blacks. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Back in camp, bound and ready to be taken to a city he’d never seen before? Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Nearly a century passed before this idea was taken seriously. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because they were men, their work was taken much more seriously than Maria’s. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He had taken a pencil and, for no apparent reason, was balancing it on his upper lip. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The impact on those major elections undoubtedly would be greater if all those deterred or prevented from voting were taken into account. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Now Isabel has taken hold of its end in her small, strong, and patient hands. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Anyway, my father had taken one of the rabbits which we were raising, and ordered my mother to cook it. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even the engine of the car had taken a new note, throbbing low, quieter than before. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

And everyone I try to love gets taken away because of it. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hermione plucked a few hairs from the witch’s head and added them to a flask of muddy Polyjuice Potion she had taken from the beaded bag. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

And I knew the true cost of this food, the precise amount of time and work it had taken to get it and prepare it. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

She had anticipated some trouble when she determined to speak to him and so had taken the precaution to slip a little .32 in her big skirt pocket. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had taken off his sunglasses and he was staring directly at me. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

It was cluttered with a random assortment of boxes and barrels and bags: things he had taken from travelers, probably. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

"We have given you Lord Arryn's former chambers in the Tower of the Hand, if it please you. I shall have your things taken there." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Like the skirt, the blouse I’d taken was several sizes too big, but at least both things were clean and neither was torn or stained. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

For most of the thirty-three thousand years that there have been mulefa, we have taken care of the earth. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

All day, he paces through the house, going over what we should do if he is taken away. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There is one thing we have not taken into account,” he said. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Johnny had taken some pains with his costume. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was taken from me, by that man.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

JimmyTrotter had already taken what he needed and was crossing the field, heading into the pines. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Greyjoy s longs hips are burned or taken, her crews slain or surrendered. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

To think that somebody not only knew we were on the trail of the Rattler but had taken the time to write a note to three girls. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Years ago, her grandfather had taken her to see a masque in Bridgetown, in which a troupe of players from England had acted out the ancient Christmas story. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

From Cape Town, I would be taken to a local airport and flown out of the country. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He told the story to Singleton, who was taken aback. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Mord had taken it the moment he laid eyes on it. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It is ironic, therefore, that later examination of the photographs taken on that expedition showed the errors were as great as the effect they were trying to measure. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wished he had taken some water at the Rocktown well. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve taken my last vitals—120/80—and I’m standing at the crux of the hall by the nurses’ office, looking at the double doors I came in five days ago. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I found a wig, stockings—though the gentleman of the house had taken the finest, I presume, for the Pox Party—and cravats. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Most kids would have taken off the necktie as soon as the plane took off, but not Branwell. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is like realizing someone in a photograph is no longer the same age as they were when it was taken, and they seem farther away because of it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

When the last canister was sold, the boys had taken in a grand total of fifty dollars and seventy-five cents. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

When she tried to envision him, she only saw the black and white face in the group photograph the men had had taken before leaving. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But my work there ended up being the reason I was taken. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was the holy hymn taken from the bone and sinew of the family’s life together, the anthem of both their discontent and strange belabored love for their way of life. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered whether I should open the envelope because it was something I had taken from Father’s room. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It is a way the Olinka can show they still have their own ' ways, said Olivia, even though the white man has taken everything else. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The ground is half-frozen. It must have taken the wildlings half the night to drive the spears so deep. They could still be close. Watching us.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Had Theresa really taken up residence in herself? Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What I say,” said Thor, in a voice like thunder, “is that you should not have taken my hammer.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

It had taken me most of the evening to finish, but at last I was done. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

The disease had advanced very quickly, and had taken him to the point where he was nearly incapable of leading a normal fife. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I realized then just how much effort it must have taken for him to hold a knife and wield it so painstakingly. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Audrey had been quiet for the rest of the day but later said that it was weird that Conner had taken my side. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

A minute later, for no reason, he started shouting: that Shawn had taken too long at lunch, that he wasn’t getting the crew up early enough or working us hard enough. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The application consisted of a single side of a cream-colored sheet, and yet it had taken him longer to fill out than his applications for college. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I shut my eyes as I get taken inside. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Polokov has taken a job with the city as a trash collector, a scavenger.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

He felt that he could have run between the legs of the men on either side of him, or taken their bright daggers from their sheaths, while they still moved on undreaming. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

God remembered that she had said that she didn’t believe in Him and He’d punish her by taking Mama as He had taken Papa. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sasha and her friends had taken a shine to cable cooking shows and sometimes commandeered the residence kitchen to decorate cookies or whip up elaborate, multicourse meals for themselves. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The rabbit rice bowl he had taken from their hut! When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

A San Francisco middle school must have a very rigid idea of acceptable clothes if James had taken her question so seriously. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He explained what had taken place at the council, what they had learned at Dark Gate and from Gwystyl. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

The young girl was gone, but a handsome woman had taken her place. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

I was so much taken by surprise that I couldn’t do a great deal at first. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m thinking about the walks I’ve taken through North Portland and all the signs that mark the journey of Lewis and Clark. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t figure out what had taken place. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, ma’am. Name’s Dorothy. She’s here to be part of your family and be taken care of by you and help you in return.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

It must have taken a lot of drinking to get in this state. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I remember how my mother dressed her four children in outfits it had taken her weeks to sew. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He thought he would be taken to the commander’s office. There he would have a chance to clear up whatever confusion there was. But they steered him toward that building there.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

Once, it must have been a thing of beauty, but time has taken its toll. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

When I got on the coach the driver had not taken his seat, and I saw him talking with the landlady. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

No matter what Mama said later, she was at first very taken with Virgilio Morales. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The curtains drawn, shoes taken down to be cleaned, the towel laid out on the chair in the bathroom and the water run for my bath. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

In the end they finished the harvest in two days’ less time than it had usually taken Jones and his men. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Martin and Teresa had taken pieces of warm cloth from the bed and tied them around him. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Her relationship with Curt was what she wanted, a crested wave in her life, and yet she had taken an axe and hacked at it. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Even though I don’t want my picture taken right now. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The first excitement was gone from the Row now and its place was taken by a deadly cumulative earnestness. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Muhammad and Mom are easily lured, misled, and taken for a ride. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t care less about the Jews and others being rounded up and taken away in crowded cattle cars. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

With each gleaning I commit, with each life taken for the good of humanity, I mourn for the boy I once was, whose name I sometimes struggle to remember. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

However, Hagrid was not taken into custody, and is, we believe, on the run.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She tried to replay every moment of that afternoon: every movement of their hands, every word they’d said and breath they’d taken. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And now I remembered what I had never taken any special note of before: how Phineas used to walk. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

All they could see was that we had taken the white man’s women. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the lawyer taken care of, I felt like I had things under control. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

There had been no word of Father since the television said they’d taken him away in the ambulance. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Winning would not only mean that Sir Fig Newton would be taken care of for life, but Dad could stop the job hunt and Mom could quit her job. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Now she had finally taken the ultimate flight into space only to have her fellow cosmonauts joking about her cooking for them? Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

My protestations that it was a small sacrifice to part with something I had little use for were taken as modesty, another fine kingly quality. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“A stone taken from the stomach of a goat, which will protect from most poisons.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She was taken upon a ship, the Incontrovertible, Captain Julian McFergus, Master, for whom I prayed, by her instruction, many nights. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Jobs like mine were usually taken by boys with some physical disability, since everyone had to take part in sports and this was all disabled boys could do. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

By writing about the images he saw in Sarajevo, he was ensuring that no one would deny that ethnic cleansing was taking place, and that thousands of innocent men were being taken to their deaths. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

It is like healing her sliced-open fingertips as a child, taken to an extreme. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It looked as if someone had taken an ancient marketplace and squashed it together with a modern grocery store. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Finding a ticket is difficult for most people now that the trains have been taken over by the German army for their own transportation. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The charred walls were hardly visible, camouflaged as they were by the spurge, brambles, and wild thyme that had taken root among the soot-blackened stones. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

It had taken them a long time to cross the swamp. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

But rather than take Kappe's offer, the men had each taken inventory of their wardrobe and made exchanges, finding enough suitable clothing among themselves. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

It's my school picture that was taken at the start of school. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The bear carving had taken nearly a week to finish. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

He’d barely taken a step when there was a burst of sound and movement. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

A deadly lassitude had taken hold of him. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“They’ve got off lightly. The children could have been taken away. Or the woman sent to prison. But von Linden’s a bit soft on children.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Nielsen is in and out; much of her time these days is taken up with bridge club and volunteering at the church. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I didn’t make the event final for bars, because I’d downgraded the difficulty of my routine; I’d taken out one of my Tkatchevs so I could go easy on my shoulder. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Even when these have been tested and thrown out as illegal by superior courts, they have in some instances continued to be enforced because “they haven’t taken them off the dockets.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Foods like frijoles and papas, clothing, plows, tools, nails, machetes, ropes, leather goods, baskets, comales for the toasting of tortillas and such, cleaning rags, buckets, and jeans jeans jeans, which have taken over. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Adam said, “I guess you could have taken her away from him then.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He had taken his shirt off to bathe, and I could see draped over his left shoulder the sacred thread given to Brahman boys when they come of age. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Some kind of memorial should have been set up to remember that this little boy’s life was taken from him before his time. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The days and the cold and the food and the journey had taken their toll on my body. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

When everyone had taken a swig of antidote and the various swellings had subsided, Snape swept over to Goyle’s cauldron and scooped out the twisted black remains of the firework. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

A van had hit him while he was on his bike, and he had been taken to the hospital. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I was taken aback by his immediate belief that I had something to offer. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She’s left all her books, as far as I can see, but has taken the maps from the orienteering, or map reading, course. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eating had taken his last ounce of energy. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“I have seen it, Herbert, and dreamed of it, ever since the fatal night of his arrival. Nothing has been in my thoughts so distinctly as his putting himself in the way of being taken.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

The Berg had taken them a lot farther from home than they’d thought, and they ended up camping in the woods for two nights, resting just long enough to feel strong again. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

My father, meanwhile, has taken on a new responsibility at home. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

That if they fell into the wrong hands, it could be the undoing of a plan that had taken generations to put in place. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

To modern eyes, the puzzle is not that this should have occurred, but that it should have taken so long for people to lose their inferiority complex. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

In spite of her dishonesty, she had taken them in and fed them. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

His portrait had been taken back to its lonely landing on the seventh floor, and the Fat Lady was back. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The fact that the party was given for Doc, if it was known, was never mentioned or taken into consideration. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

All this was forward motion, I reminded myself, steps taken along the broader path. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

‘No. It was not at Bag End. He must have taken it away.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I’ve gotten no choices. For my whole life, no choices. Let me choose this. Let me have this one thing before all my choices get taken away again.” The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“What awful event has taken place?” said she. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Thomas asked, trying to keep the fear out of his voice, trying not to think what the kid had meant by taken. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Hugh seemed taken aback for a moment but then turned and gave me a resolute handshake. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

His drinking buddy has taken Lourdes’s clothes back to her apartment. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

His scalp was split open, and a police car came and he was taken to a nearby precinct. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two spacecraft in the Soviet Venera series have taken pictures down there. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The photograph was taken shortly before his death. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Grandpa had taken Luke to town and had been arrested for drunk driving. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Power has become so subtle and complex a thing in the ways taken by the Ekumen that only a subtle mind can watch it work; here it is still limited, still visible. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

He walked to the gunwales and to those who drifted below, explained, “The rebels have taken the island. We evacuate.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it was now his fate to pay for the lives he had taken in anger. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Being afraid of those two bone- heads seemed so ridiculous, I’d rather have taken another punch in the eye than run away. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

"You'll have to go with him," Mr. Newman said somberly, and nodded toward the guard who had taken hold of my wrist. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

They must have taken him away before daybreak and taken him to the crematorium. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘The Deeping Wall is taken, lord, and all the defence swept away; but many have escaped hither to the Rock.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He’s taken hold of me and turned me inside out. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

She held the silver bowl that she had taken from the island. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

But with a monotone voice and that far-off look she’d taken on since Dad had left with the lost Council, it was hard to take in the message. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

They were at a family friend’s country home, and her brothers had taken their host’s horses out for a run in the morning. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Sure enough, Cain was in the lead, and had taken the easiest path toward the flag, Grave and Verin on his trail, Nox close behind, and Pelor, the young assassin, not far below him. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Several had to be taken from the area in wagons. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

And so it was that by the time arranging an introduction came up once more — Theresa broached it this time — the old Shang-hainese with a Ph.D. was taken. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was sweating into her clothes, hadn’t even taken them off before she passed out. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Just after our return he had taken to sarcasm, picked it up as one might pick up a stone, and put it snufflike under his lip. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had taken on a ghoulish quality; Taylor had affixed several black shirts to poles outside her cave and lit them to make torches. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The cottage staff told all the TPRed kids—the obnoxious acronym had somehow become an adjective—that we were going to have our photos taken by a professional photographer for an adoption catalog. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I waited until the nurse had made her little circuit of my room, patting, straightening, arranging, and taken the next tray in to Loubelle one door farther down the hall. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

The stores and apartments Maxie and I walked past had seen sad times, and looked as if they’d taken much of the sadness upon themselves. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

For soon Sylvia has taken me aside to complain about her husband. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

When he arrived, he was greeted politely and taken to an office where he met an agent. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

“You say you have already taken other people there.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

She would show the clerk by the cash register the box when she paid for it, and he would never know she'd taken it off the shelf herself. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The woman has taken out a little pad and is making invisible zeroes trying to get her reluctant pen to write. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“As you may know, there’s a petition to get my song taken off Dat Cloud. Besides the fact it’s censorship, it’s stupid as hell.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“And that picture was taken right here on this property last night.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the AEC, they met first with Commissioner Lewis Strauss and research director Kenneth Pitzer, a Berkeley physicist who had taken a temporary leave for government service. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He had taken the job as an interpreter after his first son, at the age of seven, contracted typhoid — that was how he had first made the acquaintance of the doctor. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

It was a legitimate concern, but decisions should not be taken out of pride or embarrassment, but out of pure strategy — and strategy here suggested we call off the strike. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the horrible sinking feeling that I am being taken away. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

There was no way to find where his body was to bury because the water would have taken him away long ago. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It had taken a lot longer—a year and sixteen days to be exact, he’d figured it out—for a day to go by when he didn’t think about his mother. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He has taken Orcs into his service, and Wolf-riders, and evil Men, and he has closed the Gap against us, so that we are likely to be beset both east and west. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The series of forced migrations, along with such “white man’s diseases” as smallpox, had taken a tremendous toll on the tribe. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I want to hear the rest of them, too, especially the disbelieving cries and shouts of those who were taken away. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wished he could tell them that he knew how it felt to have the one person who had loved you and taken care of you suddenly vanish. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

When I get down to the bayou, I keep on walking, right past the pond and up the path I’d taken with Sandy just last night. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Lyra suddenly felt her stomach lurch, for Lord Asriel had taken the stopper from the decanter of Tokay, and was pouring a glass. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He started to work, summoning fire to dry out materials and do a little cooking that otherwise would have taken days to complete. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Frankie mentally ran through the path he’d taken to get here and the stops he’d made along the way and Tad, who had said his time was up just before the first bomb went off. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He had taken too long in making up his mind, and now it was no good. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Theseus succeeded in kidnaping the little girl, just how we are not told, but the two brothers marched against the town she had been taken to, and got her back. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

By this time Gale will have clocked in at the mines, taken the stomach-churning elevator ride into the depths of the earth, and be pounding away at a coal seam. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Fair enough, even if it had taken them weeks to bother to fill her in. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Yet taken as a whole, the week passed with astounding speed. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The way he acted, you might have thought that bear fight hadn’t been anything more than a rowdy romp that we’d all taken part in for the fun of it. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Small and mean as it was, the longhall was the largest building in the village, so the lords and captains had taken it for themselves, whilst Stannis settled into the stone watchtower by the lakeshore. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Like him? It’s himself, you know. The cast was made in Newgate, directly after he was taken down. You had a particular fancy for me, hadn’t you, Old Artful?” said Wemmick. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Odin said nothing, save only, “No vengeance will be taken on Hod. Not yet. Not right now. Not at this time. We are in a place of holy peace.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Most of the hotel courtyard was taken up by circles of old men or women sitting on cinder blocks. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Obinze handed over two hundred pounds, all in twenty-pound notes that he had taken out of the cash machine over two days. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The three of us were taken by boat to Cape Town and then to the dentist’s office under heavy guard. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Rebel troops had been beaten there, and the British had taken over the city, but the way Sam wrote about it, he made it seem like a glorious victory for the Rebels. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

By then everything was gone and the Yard Sale signs had been taken down from the garage door and front lawn. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

She had taken pains to dress up for me, but she looked thin and drawn. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Russia would represent the kind of opportunity Paul and Jim had hoped for when they’d taken on Peru: a chance to affect health policy for the poor on a global scale. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Both words, at today’s stage of their evolution, can be taken together to mean, literally, everything in the universe. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

To him, enormous changes had taken place since his own playing days. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

We could not visit him, for we had no money, and even if we had had the money, we did not know to which prison he had been taken. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had taken it with her for two reasons. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Next day, as the Ferris wheel was being taken apart and the race horses were being loaded into vans and the entertainers were packing up their belongings and driving away in their trailers, Charlotte died. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

When the train finally stopped outside Dachau, we were taken out of the cattle cars. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Roy was crushed—the pictures taken by her stepbrother were worthless. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Skill he had, and he might have stayed there his whole life, bent over a desk, his neck growing forward instead of upright, had not the brothers taken ill one day from bad fish. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

So now the Lord Faramir had gone forth again, and had taken with him such strength of men as were willing to go or could be spared. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

You can feel it, and with them you can feel at home, secure, taken care of, loved no matter what. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had taken on even more importance in Durham’s black community when Howard Fuller left to take a job organizing union workers in Greensboro, eventually serving as chairman of UOCI. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Rochester was standing near me; he had taken my hand, as if to lead me to a chair. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

In fact it was rather a small room, and the crowd of strangers in it was seven or eight people, all of whom were certainly as taken aback as I was for a while. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Desperate to find where Bear was being taken, I raced wildly through the town, more than once taking the chance to stop and speak to strangers. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

So Mom was taken not just with Dad but with the big, mostly intact, relatively normal family he belonged to. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was even a former Conservative functionary who had taken refuge in the revolt to escape a judgment for misappropriation of funds. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

She asked him if he had taken it too. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

It had only taken ten minutes of her being missing for the most sinking feeling of helplessness to hit him. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She must have thought the situation was pretty urgent, though, because she usually won’t leave the house in sweats, and I noticed she hadn’t even taken the time to put shoes on Jeffrey. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time we struggled into the ladies’ compartment of the train, all the seats were taken. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

By contrast, Lauritsen and his Caltech colleagues soberly devoted two full pages to a meticulous accounting of every step they had taken to validate the French findings on carbon and boron alone. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Tlie man had been taken outside a small holdfast in the hills. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Mom, my legs hurt and when they don’t hurt, they itch. They’ve taken the morphine away—” “Which is a good thing,” my mother interrupted. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Later they told us the story of how, during the First World War, the British army had taken all their horses, and for a while they’d had none to pull their wagons. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Rather, we rushed on the boy at the same time, and before he knew what was happening, we had taken the corn from him. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

So thoroughly had Theresa prepared herself for alienation, that she was taken aback by the familiarity of Ralph — that bottlebrush hair, those stuck-on ears. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

By 1934 the western schools were finally beginning to be taken seriously. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The noble had taken her maidenhood, used her for his pleasure, and gotten her with child. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Within days of the raids, widespread reports of serious abuses that had taken place during the January 2 raids began to surface. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

He and Henry and their collective hoard of security have taken over the floor, flustering nurses and shaking hands. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Have you told on any other kids and got them taken in there?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Why would she have taken his tulips with her? Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

She pointed to a fig tree and told Ishmael she’d planted it more years ago than she could remember; against all odds it had taken hold and produced enormous quantities of sweet figs. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I hope you’ve taken my inadequacies into account. I’m not as coldproof as you, nowhere near it. I’m no expert on skis. I’m not in good shape—though much improved from a few days ago.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“What about Elijah and those guys in the band? I’m sure they’ve all taken that class.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Both my parents have taken off from work to be here with me. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The whole incident could not have taken as much as half a minute. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

It was all there, along with an old yearbook photo, taken over five years ago—right before I’d transferred to school in the OASIS. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The sheer number of actions and reactions it’s taken to form our solar system, our galaxy, our universe, is astonishing. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Down under the waters of the Long Island Sound she was taken in a glass-walled subsea vessel, where in a green and wavering world, quaint and curious sea-things ogled her and wiggled suddenly away. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

It was surreal to see all of these armed men gathered near midnight to make sure a life would be taken without incident. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Your father had been taken by beasts. It had been several months since he went off to hunt and did not return. And so I would not give birth again. “ Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had not taken care where he’d leaped, had not looked at all because he was so caught up in helping the rats. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“He was obviously upset by the action being taken,” said Donald Coffey, one of the NSA men who carried out the job. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

They had taken his fingernails, his kneecaps, the lobes of his ears, his eyes and tongue. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

It had been taken by the police and was used as evidence of his guilt in the courtroom. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

A few weeks after Uncle Piet’s release my mother again woke me at four in the morning and told me that the trip she had had to postpone had now to be taken. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw plates with food being taken from our dinner table and the pieces scraped into the trash. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

At another strange trailer, in yet another mobile park, I was taken in and given night clothes and a bed. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d taken out a rhino once on illegal safari with the board of directors for a fair trade company in Tanzania. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

They were panting and had apparently taken the barrier at a run. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Instead of conferring with the general in the visiting area, I was taken to his residence on the grounds of Pollsmoor itself. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Muhammad was taken aside in order not to see while men pinned down Basel and removed his clothes. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

No one doubted the origins of that nameless child: he looked exactly like the colonel at the time he was taken to see ice for the first time. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

It was amazing how fast brick and mortar that had appeared so sturdy could be taken apart and how quickly the process of putting it together again began. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She seemed taken aback at the sight of us. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some who were taken escaped and sneaked back to the ghetto, and they told stories of camps where Jews were worked to death. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Once there, we were lined up to have our fingerprints taken, which was routine prison service business. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Now, these fine boys have been working hard. Don't you think it might be possible that they might have taken a drink since you last filled their canteens?" Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Mom had given me lunch, taken me to the toilet, and wheeled me back into my room. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

The answer came so readily to his lips that he thought that he had always known it deep down: Perhaps it had taken his recent encounter with Nagini to make him realize it. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

They were laid there tidily but yet untidily, as if a very tidy person had taken them to the place, but had forgotten the reason when he got there. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ones that supposedly hid kids so they couldn’t be taken. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

At the suggestion of a blind Christian she was once taken by train to kiss the tombs of saints and martyrs. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

What’s taken for granted in English, though, is spelled out in Chinese; there’s even a verb construction for this purpose. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Under customary procedures, Burnham and the others would have been placed under arrest pending bail, but in this instance even the coroner’s office seemed taken aback. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

‘My name Dary White. You taken out my sister’s tonsils last year.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

For a moment I was almost taken in by it. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

It might’ve been the first time Toby had ever not taken an invitation from Luke to come home. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“That must have taken you all day. Why didn’t you get them washed and pressed at the dry cleaner?” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

I think of all the people Mama Ya-Ya has taken care of in her life—probably hundreds, thousands, with herbs and potions for arthritis, fevers. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Roosevelt and Cherrie had taken the time to sort and count their food rations. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

As if we had taken part in a game in which both roles were of equal importance. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tells them how he slept on a “boat,” which is a small blue bed, an inch and a half thick, because the jail was overcrowded and the bunks were taken by his cellmates. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Solemn, silent rows of people being taken to God knows what, and we stare after them, helpless. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I had taken six seats for all the fights. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Ida was in the dark room, developing the photos she had taken of the city's stone lions. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was agreed that the white mare would carry the weapons taken from Spiral Castle—except the sword Dyrnwyn, of which Eilonwy had appointed herself guardian. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

While I shook my head to dispel the direction my thoughts had taken, I thought of something else. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

At first he was stiff and somewhat taken aback, but his own emotions quickly triumphed and he timidly encircled her with his arms and left an imperceptible kiss on her cheek. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t like how pot has taken my dad away from me, but I like how it’s given him the balls to stick up for me like that. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

While I’d been off inhabiting Rex’s body Jerome had taken the opportunity to undo my shoulder straps. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Library books are not to be taken outside the school,” said Snape. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“Let me finish this tale first. So: Farin was taken into the Wood to seek out the unicorn.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

In the early days, he had had to fight desperately against a pack of them, but nowadays only a few dogs were set on him, and care was taken that he not be outmatched. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“And now Lord Asriel has taken a picture of one of these other worlds,” the Librarian said. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

There were many foreign heads of state and prime ministers who had long taken note of this charismatic champion of the people. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Did you ever think about being homesick? If your home was Hill House would you be homesick for it? Did those two little girls cry for their dark, grim house when they were taken away?” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

He was taken to the Sing Sing emergency room. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘In Minas Tirith they endure the East Wind, but they do not ask it for tidings. But now Boromir has taken his road, and we must make haste to choose our own.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Momma used to say the Indian was even worse off than the Negro, because instead of being taken from his land he'd had his land taken from him. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Some of the processions were accompanied by music and dancing, for in the midst of the sorrow there was happiness that the death had taken place in Varanasi. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Thema, who was editor of the newspaper the Bantu World, fiercely criticized the campaign in his paper, claiming that Communists had taken over the ANC and that Indians were exploiting the Africans. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

On one of my rare visits to school a teacher who taken an interest in me gave me a book by André Gide and asked what I had been reading. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Then Gran would’ve taken Teddy over to the giant recycling bins in town and let him swim around for magazines. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It probably would have only taken you another five years.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“She has taken the form of a girl. Even a tiger can take the skin of a lamb. It doesn’t change the fact that it is a tiger.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

It had taken me a long time to come to this address. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Manolo tells how that Thursday they were taken out of their cell and marched down the hall. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Either way, Pia would've taken her house key from around her neck and clutched it with the teeth jutting between her fingers. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

They must have taken her home for the burial. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

The quilts Jethro had taken from Nancy’s house had made the long night more comfortable; he had washed himself in the creek and looked refreshed. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d taken it all as just part of her style, but apparently it wasn’t. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time the blankets were drying and I had washed the three smelly children, Eliza had gone out to care for the sick and Mother Smith had taken control. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I do not know whether he has taken up a vocation or an art to pass the solemnity of the hours. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are people who embrace the Oxford comma and people who don’t, and I’ll just say this: never get between these people when drink has been taken. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

At the same time other materials are being taken away, borrowed for temporary use by living creatures. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I shouldn't have taken on this case, he thought to himself. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

It would have taken even longer, but the driver used his siren to open up some snarled traffic. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Her fleeting victory had left in its wake a vast, echoing space, because she had taken on, for too long, a pitch of voice and a way of being that was not hers. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“What I want to say is that I admire how you children have taken all of this in stride. You have adapted impressively to this unusual place.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Both my parents had a say in the decision, but they swear they were instantly taken with each other. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

She had said no more than that; Robert had looked at her, and her twin brother Jaime had taken her quietly by the arm, and she had said no more. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

They were taken one by one to a laboratory, and of course this made them all very frightened; how cruel it would be, Lyra thought, if she perished without striking a blow at them! The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

She’s taken off her glasses, too, and is staring at me with the same shocked expression I’d seen on Jena’s face. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Perry picked up the jesses, leashes, and falconry bells he had taken off the birds and walked the short distance to his bird barn. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I had taken a break after the part about the harpoon boat. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I thought about his deep faith in God and how he had taken every opportunity to teach me life’s lessons. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

When the play was finished and after all the players had taken a bow, Arnold-as-Sandy walked in front of all the actors and sat down, center stage. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

I must’ve taken his temperature ten times before his fever finally broke. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A good night to you,” said the stranger whom Jack had taken for a caretaker. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Katherines love for Jimmy and her confidence in the new path her life had taken softened her fathers hard line on graduate school, and he certainly couldn’t resist the thrill of the family’s first grandchild. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

One of them said that he heard it had lately been taken, but he couldn’t say from whom. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I tried to eat my breakfast, but fear had taken away my appetite. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

It had taken the whole of the Earth Woman’s life for the earth to become what it was. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

If opportunity is taken for granted, as something that will be there no matter what, then the country is less likely to do the hard work to make it happen. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

He had taken that tree, and that tree, and that rock as markers of the path...but there was no path, only the mirk, and the twilight, and the pale trees. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Action will be taken, you may be sure. Some sort of action. Quite soon.” said Doon. said Lina, and they turned to leave. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Never had Tree-ear taken such care over the draining, and Min himself had done the final drainings and mixing of the glaze. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Evenings were often taken up with political work and meetings. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother nearly dropped the casserole she had just taken out of the oven. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

It looks as if the sea has taken a bite out of the city and swallowed it. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

But I only said, “May I ask why you have taken me to the Asparagus?” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Our last child, conceived in happiness at a time when the river of our lives ran gently, had been taken from us; I knew too well what he felt. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I replied, taken aback, and then: “I’m looking at that hill.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Actually, we should have gone to the movies the next day, the twentieth, and taken my mother to distract her. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

That admission would have taken great courage to make. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

First my starting position was taken from me, and now Erin. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back on the beach, The Peacock examined the bulletproof vest, which had taken the full brunt of the gunfire. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“I know all about you,” Char announced after we’d taken a few more steps. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’m taken aback, have no idea how to respond. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

After some time he stepped back into the room and said they had all agreed we should attempt it with a medication taken orally, followed by exposure to ultra-violet rays. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

That meant they were the last ones up to each home, and sometimes most of the good stuff was already taken; but they hardly noticed. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he found Gollum more than he bargained for, even taken like that, suddenly, off his guard after a fall. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Still, taken all together, the money was much more than the Zebra Room had been worth, and it allowed my parents to make some changes in our lives. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The string tightened on my wrist and, to lessen the shock, I leaped across the crevice in the direction the giant had taken. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is patting me all up and down checking to see if I’ve taken something. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

It can best be approached by concentrating attention on historical patterns that remain puzzling after the effects of major environmental factors have been taken into account. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s all going to be taken care of tomorrow.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I was glad, because it would have taken most of a day and a half to get the contraption hooked up. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

It hadn’t taken us long to get caught. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to read in their faces where else they’d been, if their travels had taken them to places like Mongolia, Singapore, Timbuktu. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

But Perseus spoke out and told them he had taken it and that it would be theirs again only when they showed him how to find the nymphs of the North. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

She shifted her weight nervously as the condor face of the man who had taken her from Sam flashed into her visual memory. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I staged a loud conversation with Professor McGonagall about the hostages who had been taken, and whether Potter would think to use gillyweed. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He waited for the lightning but it was tailing off and when the next one came and then the next he knew that the storm had taken out their tracks. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

My mom had never taken me anywhere by plane. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

She was asleep in a moment, and once Ben had taken his greyhound shape and stretched out against Alice’s side, Alice was too. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I’ve taken away your husband, robbed your children of their father. You must despise me for it.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Johnny had taken it for granted that an old servant in a Tory house would also be a Tory. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Chew Wong had taken a liking to him, and sulked when Bill was removed. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

The taxi driver, while taking me to the Hotel Aletti, described the atrocities the French had committed, and personal measures that he had taken to get even. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The gun is loaded, and we think Z could have taken it. He told Cas he understood wanting to die.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

After that, the blocks were taken out by continuous-mining machines, one by one, until each of them was only about fifteen feet square. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

If it had not been for those extinctions, modern history might have taken a different course. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Booth’s diary, money, keys, compass, small knife, and tobacco would be taken to Stanton as treasure and evidence. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

And now with so many immigrant men at war, no longer needing a place to stay in Chicago, immigrant wives lost the extra money the family had taken in from boarders. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But instead, it’s Oliver getting taken away in a coach. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

"He was taken short" With a feeling of humiliation on Simon's behalf, Ralph took back the conch, looking Simon sternly in the face as he did so. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

When I stepped away from the killing area for a break, Joel clapped me on the back for having taken my turn at the killing cones. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

We would angrily bring them out again in the yard, cursing whoever had taken them inside. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Behind her, Tialys put away his instrument and sat watching the child plead with her own death to be taken where no one should go. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She’s taken her face mask off and I can see her lips twitching into a smile. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

"I will remember that, Maester. And I thank you for your help. I have taken enough of your time." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

To his servants he said that the guest was to be taken to a distant room where he could hear no sounds of grief, and given dinner and lodging there. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Bernard, regardless of the reason, fighting at this school is taken seriously.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I was kneeling on the carpet, listening to Dad testify of Mother’s calling as a healer, when my breath caught in my chest and I felt taken out of myself. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Mostly because everyone wanted to have their picture taken with me to show their families that they really did work for the kid in the news. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the nominations were debated, a vote was taken and the pair were elected. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“It must have taken all day,” I say to her. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The delegates were then allowed to leave one by one, each person interviewed by the police and his or her name taken down. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had taken him with her when he was very small. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

We had taken a blanket to sit on, but it had gotten chilly, so we wrapped it around us and cuddled and talked until there wasn’t even a sliver of sun left over the ocean. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Ever since Mr. Terupt had taken her out into the hall, she hadn’t said anything. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

If your hand is taken from you you don't know, for a few minutes, that your hand is gone. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I sat on the bench of my piano since all the other seats were taken. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

"What’s amazing," says Carine as she studies these images of her brother, “is that even though the pictures were taken ten years apart, his expression is identical.” Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wore stolen blue cavalry trousers and a three-foot sword, and the clothes he wore he had not taken off for a week. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just because it was not the sort of thing he had ever done before, or would be expected to do, Kingshaw knew that he would be taken seriously. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

She looks at me through her glasses—she’s already taken her contact lenses out. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Kindness, as Nigro had said back in the Academy, was taken for weakness and exploited. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He enrolled in a couple of education courses at Temple University the summer after his graduation, having taken none at La Salle, and was granted an “emergency teaching certificate.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“It was a short paragraph. It wouldn’t have taken her long to retype it and make copies.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“All the loot was probably taken from this house, wasn't it?” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

This power, this black power, originates in a view of the American galaxy taken from a dark and essential planet. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The play had taken place eight years before, five days before Christmas. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

No part of this experience would be taken for granted. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The third photo is of me, taken the same day but before I said he could take photos of me. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Surely I should have stayed, taken the post office examination, climbed in the world. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Victarion was displeased to hear that it had taken two of his own ships to bring the fishermen to heel. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The remainder of the morning was taken up with bookkeeping matters such as passing out supplies and assigning seats. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

“If this is his revenge, he wrongs me. It was Euron who in- j sisted he be taken, to keep him from making mischief with his birds.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Could the eejits have revolted, or could the Farm Patrol have taken over? The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

People tended him now, and he helped with farm chores, but his energy was gone, taken away by the mysterious energy that lived in lightning. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

He might have taken Anna home, but he’d eventually gone back out with her. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Yet many listeners believed that their favorite radio personalities had been killed and the Buffalo area taken over by extraterrestrials. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Was this Rain, or some stranger who had taken control of her body? Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

He understood now; it was the inquest he had been taken to. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Soon after he was taken in an ambulance to his home outside Boston. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Our team has taken nine shots and made three—they’ve taken two shots and made one,” she told the boys, her voice sharp. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

What we had saved had been taken from us, there was nothing more...nothing left to sell; neither youth nor strength left to barter. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet long after Shae had taken his advice, Tyrion himself still lay awake, his fingers cupped over one small breast as he listened to her breathing. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But there was no love in my own heart, nothing but loathing for the foul Thing which had taken Lucy’s shape without her soul. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“There’s no shame in making a fuss, you know. You’re awfully brave, but you have taken a bad knock.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“The Zuckerman pig is now being taken from his crate,” boomed the voice of the loud speaker. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Cattle bellowed in pain as he battled with the pike that had taken his eye. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

For some reason, Onofre’s attitude, tone of voice, words, or all three taken together did the trick. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Percy understood firsthand just how much strength that must have taken. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

But the war had taken his three sons and it had made him bitter. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Small wonder the Eyrie had never been taken. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He had taken off his suit and shirt and was wearing a simple kurta pajama. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Early that morning, when Beidleman had encountered Lopsang on the Balcony, vomiting between his knees into the snow, he’d taken the Sherpa’s two coils of rope to fix on the steep rock steps above. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“She really did laugh at them. She liked a good joke, she did, and I miss her. She’s taken a little trip.” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

We were taken in school buses on field trips to visit Plymouth Rock, and to walk the Freedom Trail, and to climb to the top of the Bunker Hill Monument. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

At the end of the week, when he had taken the last part of the herb, the tree fell off his head. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

They had taken most of the Violet orbs out of the atrium to swap them with faded orbs in the city. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Big Ma had taken to reading her supermarket gossip news out in the open, and Ma Charles was none too pleased about “these chirrens today.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

A sleeping bag, a pillow, and two blankets—but no change of clothes except for the extra shirt I had brought from the store; the rest I had taken back to the house. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Dr. van Heerden must have taken it to pay for my supplies, she decided. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d taken out KGB agents and lowlife informants and still managed to sleep at night. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Liam looked like he was about to say something, but instead, he let out a frustrated grunt, spun on his heel, and started toward the nearby trees, in the exact opposite direction Chubs had taken. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I would gladly have taken the burden and the pain off her hands, but there was no sense in starting something I couldn’t finish. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I woke up yesterday feeling like somebody had taken a pipe to my entire body. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

In the time it had taken us to get from Thurmond to...wherever we were, she had stripped off her scrubs and changed into a black T-shirt and jeans. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I’ve read every blog, watched every video, and even taken a free planning class online. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

“It opens up,” reported Grace, who had taken the lead for the belly-sliding portion of the trek. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

The storm had taken him, taken the boat in its fist and blown it— where? The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

One entire wall was taken up with a huge stained glass window. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

And small men That buy and sell for silver being slaves Crinkle the fat about their eyes; and yet No Prince of the Cities of the Sea has taken her, Leading to his grim bed. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think we’ve been taken down and are on our way to the bottom, but then the water clears, and I’m gasping salty air. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He had taken Benton’s notes and not blown them out of proportion so much as he had strapped an atom bomb to every letter of every word. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

John Taske, at fifty-six the oldest member of our group, was an anesthesiologist from Brisbane who’d taken up climbing after retiring from the Australian army. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

It felt like someone had taken scissors and snipped open the knot that had been in my chest all week. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Every object in my room had taken on a flat, grayish aspect. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Hizdahr had not taken up residence there, preferring to establish his own suite of rooms deep in the heart of the Great Pyramid, where massive brick walls surrounded him on all sides. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They’d taken everything with them except whatever black thing was skewered over the coals. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Even when everyone had taken their seats, she remained by the window, and the rest of the class kept talking, waiting for her to go to her desk. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I should have done my job when my mother was taken away. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

When she got to the first eighteen shots, the ones taken the morning of Salim’s disappearance, she slowed down. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was onstage and he was having a ball, and I’m absolutely thrilled because I’ve taken that kid to a place he never imagined and may never be again.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

The warder was taken aback by my request and was unable to offer any explanation or produce anything in writing from the commissioner of prisons. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as if the birds had taken him right to die berries. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were his poetry, the poems inspired by Remedios, which he had taken with him when he left, and those he had written later on during chance pauses in the war. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Some came from generations of military service, while others were teenage girlfriends who’d become brides just ahead of a deployment—their futures now having taken a sudden, complicated turn. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

That’s when he decided to take a step no American president had ever taken. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He had even taken to smoking, and smoking cigars, since Joe’s death and tried to bite ’em tight in one side of his mouth like Joe. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

But Mary Poppins, though she appreciated the remark, was not taken in by it. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

The most cockamamie grin has taken over his face. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Half of the Sherpa had taken it to a tent for closer inspection, while the others fretted over the disaster they were certain that any examination of it would bring. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t usually have to go first thing in the morning, but I’m so nervous on Tuesday, I ask to be taken twice. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He was afraid that if he'd waited another second, he might have taken a drink. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

We were always taken out on expense accounts, so I never felt guilty. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Hell, get the song taken down if you want. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

But the great beast was not behaving like a great beast, to such an extent that the hyena had taken liberties. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’m taken aback by the directness and even the sincerity of this speech. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

All his life he’d been alone, and now he must be alone again, and this infinitely precious blessing that had come to him must be taken away almost at once. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Eating lunch at Bonanza and having their portraits taken in matching sweaters. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

In lower school, every class would get its own picture taken with its own teacher, but in middle school, it’s just one group picture of the entire fifth grade. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

You’d think by now he and my mother would’ve taken time to get to know most of their customers, not just the white ones. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon, the invaders had taken over the English countryside using hundred-foot-high fighting machines with spiderlike legs and “long, flexible, glittering tentacles.” Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

I knew he hadn’t taken me to the museum just because he’d wanted to show it to me. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

It is simply taken for granted that, in cities like Baltimore and Chicago, the vast majority of young black men are currently under the control of the criminal justice system or branded criminals for life. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

After the program, people came up to me; most folks were very kind and expressed appreciation for my having taken the time to come and talk to them. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Upon admission we were taken to an outdoor quadrangle and ordered to strip completely and line up against the wall. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

His future closed about him as he went Fifteen days to Dover was the time assigned to any felon who had taken sanctuary. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, I think it was a true act of God and the scientists were taken by surprise, same as everyone else.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

He had finally taken off his bandages, and celebrated having the full use of both arms again by doing spirited imitations of Harry falling off his broom. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

In the year following 1939, the German army, under Adolf Hitler, had taken control of almost every country in Europe. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

So by the early years of the nineteenth century, fossils had taken on a certain inescapable importance, which makes Wistar’s failure to see the significance of his dinosaur bone all the more unfortunate. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I wonder where the woman was taken—if that display was merely the tip of the iceberg. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Queenie, comfortable with and indeed accustomed to such attention from superior officers, stood up and let her coat be taken. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

It was nearly noon be- fore I realized that we had taken on another passenger at the inn last night. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Last year her class had taken a field trip through the woods in some state park or other. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Capricorn had taken a snow-white handkerchief from his pocket. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Jonathan tried to rekindle his hatred, but all he could muster was the desire to stand close to them, to be taken care of. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Anyone who does not follow this procedure will quickly lose what he has taken, and while he holds it, he will find it full of infinite difficulties and troubles. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Aunty Uju had taken on a new lightheartedness; she wore a tiny anklet in the summer, a hopeful flash of gold on her leg. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Half the house, thinks Marie-Laure, is taken up by wireless receivers and the parts that go into them. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The print is taken off the press and hung to dry. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Someone taken out of one place and put into another. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Kathy was wearing her hijab, and had already received a healthy number of suspicious looks from DMV customers and staff by the time she sat down to have her picture taken. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“The lame god’s craft has pinned him. Now shall he pay what is due from gods taken in cuckoldry.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had taken the alias David Motsamayi, the name of one of my former clients. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had apparently taken the trouble of transporting a dressing gown to Hyper Base with him, for he was sitting in it. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I looked at my watch; I had taken it off and it was under the pil-low. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

The Mexican schools didn’t teach cursive, but one of the twins’ teachers had taken an interest and shown them. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was just that Ruza had an eager nature—eager to tease, more than anything else—and had taken it upon himself to teach Lazlo basic skills, such as riding, spear-throwing, cursing. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She would have felt the same towards anyone who had taken Rebecca’s place. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“You think I’m the only one? Or that Javier is the only kid taken from this world by these monsters?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

William nodded, a little taken aback by the banality of the comment. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

His hammy pink face had taken on that dangerous scowl which only appeared when he was extremely cross and somebody was for the high-jump. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had settled into the gray funk deeper and still deeper until finally, in the dark, he had gone up on the ridge and taken the hatchet and tried to end it by cutting himself. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

They seemed to have taken no notice of the shooting. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

In the public gallery every seat had been taken, yet the courtroom suggested nothing of the carnival atmosphere sometimes found at country murder trials. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

She then handed Hugo a photo she had taken of him with his old friends Antoine and Louis. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

He had taken the week off to take his family sailing on his yacht, the Sea Note. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

But on Monday night the leaders were taken from their homes and sent to jail in the capital of the province with two-pound irons on their legs. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“And besides, she could have taken your mother and disappeared entirely, if it was just your mother that she wanted.” Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

They were being taken to Varanasi so they could be scattered over the Ganges. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

I had left the handle standing straight up when I had taken the pole away. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the next few weeks several adults were taken in traps. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Then he was to address the master politely, explain about his bad hand, and ask to be taken on. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their two small children, left with their grandmother, were trapped in a town that had been taken over by the Germans during the summer of 1941. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Did she happen to have a childhood friend or high school classmate who had taken a different path? he asked. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

He had to buy shoes one size smaller, shorten his trousers, and have a tuck taken in his shirtsleeves. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just telling the story of a gun battle makes what happened seem to have taken much longer than it did. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

A few have even taken selfies with the awful thing in the background. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

The temperature had climbed into the high seventies, unusually warm for an October afternoon in Seattle, and some of the new boys had taken off their shirts to soak up the sun. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Apparently it had been a huge deal, had taken ages for Stan’s parents to even agree she could come over. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He seemed taken aback by my answer, nearly embarrassed by it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I am careful not to be too grateful, lest it be taken away. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

The revolutionaries had taken Fourth Aunt and Uncle’s store, house, and lands. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

They must have taken a hundred pictures each of the dead VC. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had taken her time on the way home, avoiding major roads, and had spent the night in a tiny place in the mountains, the name of which she had already forgotten. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Two of the episodes in this story are taken from the earliest poets. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am as taken by the symbols of leisure and wealth as they were. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

In so far as Boyle’s ‘vacuum’ was indistinguishable from Torricelli’s, the arguments in England were fundamentally the same as those which had already taken place in France. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Another gale had ripped away the rigging of die Bountiful Harvest, forcing Salla to have her taken under tow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Peachy Helen had often taken Liyana’s mother to the art museum instead of to church. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow it was taken for granted that an American could not have aficion. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Nina and Aleksandr had been taken prisoner behind enemy lines by the Germans: the Soviet soldier’s worst nightmare. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

But Mam was taken away on a stretcher, and I saw Maisie moving, whimpering, as a man in a uniform carried her down the hall. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

His sister had taken the king's seat for herself—he gathered Joffrey did not often trouble to attend council meetings, no more than Robert had—so Tyrion climbed up into the Hand's chair. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

If so, its people had taken that knowledge with them when they fled, along with all they owned, down to the candles in the sept. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

If the emperor had the Black Tortoise of Winter, he was invincible, and they knew the emperor had taken Amah because he wanted to be immortal. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

"We might get taken prisoner by the Reds." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Pictures of Carlton line the wall, taken up until about the day before yesterday. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I had taken her so much for granted that I hadn't even thought of my debt when I refused the job. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were ushered into a rectangular stone building and taken to a large open room. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll try to research what this item of immense destructive power might be. I just wish we had more to go on besides that it was taken from Moreau.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

It might be that if he had taken his glass rod, he would have found the water is radioactive. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I still have not taken one deep breath. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

She brushed at her clothes for any stray bits of hair and looked around to make sure she had taken everything. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Where have your journeys taken you?” one of them asked, a man who seemed the leader. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

It was probably because Tom had been taken away from him by El Patron. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time we arrived, Dad’s eyes looked like Atomic Fireballs and Mom’s hair looked like she’d taken a spin in a hair spray cyclone. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Shortly after this photo was taken Shaw was killed. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Frank had almost gotten his head taken off a couple of times on his way to the bathroom. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Here is what the photograph looked like: It was a black-and-white portrait that had obviously been taken in a photographer's studio. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

And it was almost impossible to be taken seriously in the business world with a name like “Ezekiel.” Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nick scowled at Sander, who had taken the cue and come up behind him. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was Mrs. Richardson’s turn to be taken aback. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I wonder if my mother and Prim are going to stay the night at wherever the hospital patients have been taken. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

By the time the operator had taken this all in, come to his senses, and turned the machine off, the boy had gone. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

We’d taken some food and blankets from Aunty Em’s, but we didn’t dare light a fire to dry our damp clothes. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

One by one the women were taken through the door that Afi had spoken of earlier. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when they took out the trunk bound in velvet and with silver corners, it was as if they had taken a coffin out of the house. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

‘Is it not said that no foe has ever taken the Hornburg, if men defended it?’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Jinjoo narrowed her eyes and glared at Shinae, noticing how the older girl had taken two of the largest pieces of corn for herself and eaten them all. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The victim, a notorious cardsharp, was taken to the morgue. doggy-dog world. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

By now other people have taken notice, and have crowded the ice case, beginning to empty it. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The other chairs were all occupied except two—a stark reminder that Zart and Gaily had been taken by the Grievers. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The dagger she’d taken from the temple was still there, at least, but that brought her little comfort. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

To their number the fleet had added nine new prizes taken on the seas, so the sum was fifty-four... but the captured ships were cogs and fishing boats, merchantmen and slavers, not warships. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She was dressed in mourning, as a sign of respect for the dead king, but she had taken special-care to make herself beautiful. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I reached into my bag and pulled out my camera, then flipped through the pictures I’d taken today. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

On five different occasions, she and her husband, Jim, the former principal of Ector High School before it closed, had taken students to Europe to let them see other cultures, other lands. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

A similar phenomenon seems to have taken place in North America, where Indians were widely said to have practiced slash-and-burn as part of their habit of living lightly on the land. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“What is it that you discussed when Tara visited you in Vienna?” she asks before she has even taken her seat. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Those who have taken flight are disappearing into the trees or into the void opposite me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Then Spevy fell to the Kargs and was looted and laid waste, its people taken as slaves, so that even now it is an isle of ruins. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

That fluid protects the brain from damage, but makes it very difficult to X-ray, since images taken through fluid are cloudy. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Our death penalty work had also taken a hopeful turn. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t go to the castle,” he said gently, “because I had an accident Something happened to me which was outside my own plans, and after that I went where I was taken.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

In my blinding drive to excel, in my need to do things perfectly, I’d missed the signs and taken the wrong road. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

They could have bided their time until the borders eventually reopened or gone through legal channels to get us green cards before we left Iran, but that would have likely taken years. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

He’d probably taken away what little attention Felicia got from other people. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few hours before my hosts are scheduled to return, I pack up and head down to Twin Lakes, where—no big surprise—I find out that all the second-story rooms have been taken. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was dull work, made even duller on the days I was partnered with a fellow named Reggie, an alleged genius unhappy with the course his life had taken. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

But then there are lots of things she should have taken with her. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Maybe the Nazis have taken over the world after all. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

They were taken to a large synagogue that had been burned and then rebuilt after the events of Kristallnacht. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

So a tray was fitted out before anyone began, and taken up with the cook’s compliments. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I made a dismissive gesture, as if I couldn’t believe he’d taken my joke seriously. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

On her latest trip to New York City, my grandmother had taken her unmarried daughter, Mimi, along. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

She described the Voice, and how Gaea had slowly taken over her mother’s mind. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Each time he was taken off combat status, he gave a big party for the little circle of friends he had. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The Word sucks up Cannery Row, digests it and spews it out, and the Row has taken the shimmer of the green world and the sky-reflecting seas. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could think only of being taken—taken down and down into the blackness. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, as they said later, it was the first trip of any length that the two of them had ever taken together. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The gift is given. It cannot be taken back.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Maybe it had taken being scared by the zmeyok to bring it out. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

It would have been an even more incongruous possession than the glass paperweight, and impossible to carry home, unless it were taken out of its frame. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Those kids had been taken, or really were gone forever. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Mrs. Oakes will be here soon. Good-by, Luath,” he said to the Labrador, “I wish I could have taken you with me, but there wouldn’t be room in the canoe for three of us.” The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

They might as well have taken off all their clothes, she thought. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, any measures possible should be taken to keep her from the island in the year immediately after the accident. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

White liked to interview a subject in a place that was unfamiliar to the person in order to unsettle him, and so he had Lawson taken to a room off the warden’s office. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Butler seems to be cooperating with the officer, but as you can see, he is taken to the ground. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Each new phase seemed only to raise new questions: Why had Holmes taken the children? The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Manman had taken my hand and pushed it into the river, no farther than my wrist. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

By mid-February the reporters had figured out that when Howard went to the training track Seabiscuit was soon to follow, and they had taken to trailing the owner around. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clients were getting their cars on time, vendors were getting paid on time, and they would say, “Hey, Abie, this workshop is going so much better now that your wife has taken over.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Afterward, they all remembered how Bigwig had taken his orders. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the past two sols, the batteries have taken longer to recharge. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The trip had been a difficult one, and it cost him over seven thousand dollars: He had flown from Quito to Guatemala, then taken a boat to Acapulco. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He no longer read newspapers because each one he opened seemed to have the advertisement that Kainene’s parents had placed, with the photo of Kainene taken by the pool, under the heading MISSING. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

People say he fought along with you when Troy was taken. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clara’s life had been taken unfairly, but it wasn’t fair of her to take Penelope’s in return. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

By midnight, they’ve taken the lead, and it does, finally, feel like a party, even if they’re not out of the woods yet. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The year had taken an emotional toll on him. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Someone pushed Moss to the right and he turned, hoping to see his mother behind him, but she was taken to the other side of the room. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It’s taken me an hour to convince him to show me how to do one. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t even feel sorry for the friend who had fought for me and taken care of me when I was hurt. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I decided I would go to a photographer the next day and have a picture taken. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

But she stood by when Ruth was taken, and she returned me to Madam. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

TaShon has already taken off his shirt, and Spot seems listless. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

But he had certainly corresponded with Newton about the comet, and may have met him in 1682, so it is natural that he should have taken an opportunity to visit Cambridge when it arose. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

They had taken their lessons in citizenship and civic responsibility to heart, setting an example for their teachers. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

That same strong current made it easy to bring slaves across the Atlantic to Brazil, and over the next four hundred years some three million Africans were taken to Brazil. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

The simpleminded girl who has to be taken seriously because of her eleven. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I was taken in to see him straightaway when I arrived at the station. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

At noon, the guns at the Battery, which the British had taken to calling Fort George, would fire a royal salute. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cards have been telling her as much for years but she refused to listen, choosing to see only the other possibilities, the alternate paths to be taken. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Only once have Mama and Papi taken a bus up to Syracuse for a weekend. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The first man was done with her now, and a second had taken his place. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The photograph had been taken fifteen years ago. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

And it had taken him away, leaving only a few splotches of blood near the path. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the grenadier and light infantry companies were to be taken off duty until further orders. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

But today, at breakfast, she suddenly noticed something that she had taken for granted until now. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Yes. Or none. There’s that option too, you know. These are terribly old-fashioned things you’ve taken to.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Look at these,” she said, holding the Polaroids up so I could see the images she had just taken slowly come into focus. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

No demigod in living memory had taken the title Pontifex Maximus. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Many saloons extended their influence beyond their doors by offering beer for sale that could be taken home in metal pails. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

It had taken a moment to register that she had not yet consumed any milk that day. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Willum and several other doctors who had recently taken up residence in the house shoved their way through the crowd. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Mr. Loomis had taken another road, he might have found one of them. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Seth had taken great satisfaction in her choice of a green shirt. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Each Sunday, after she had taken her seat, the minister would announce, “We will now be led in a hymn by Sister Henderson.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Freys had taken it for their own since Harrenhal's fall. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I thus thought it opportune to relate at this point, as precisely as possible, what had taken place earlier between myself and Lord Darlington. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Only a few weeks before, I had taken my driver’s test. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Superficially, the two Ernests seemed to be in direct disagreement, and that was how their statements were taken at the time. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Of course, she could never stop thinking about the sons she had lost, especially Tsalig, because she had stood by helpless as he had been taken away. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

The cause of the blackout was evidently an overdose of these pills; I was taken off them, and put on a low-salt diet, which solved the problem. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d taken babies away from their mothers and offered them two fake mothers instead. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Dozens of additional lynchings had taken place in neighboring counties—and the true power of those lynchings far exceeded their number. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

But radium destroys any cells it encounters, and patients who’d taken it for trivial problems began dying. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Some sort of production of palm oil had taken place here; there were the remains of palm nut seeds everywhere. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Emily Johnston had taken a picture of a tiny kitten sitting on top of a Saint Bernard’s head. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

There was the place she had taken a bath. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother had taken my place, crouching over the VCR, groping for the wires, as Dad towered over her. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Home had changed the moment I’d taken Shawn to that hospital instead of to Mother. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

So when a man is taken farther and farther away from experience, he is being taken to his death. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

James Halliday had taken guitar lessons for a few years in high school. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

When I came back, Fay had taken off her shoes and was sitting on the floor, sipping gin out of the botde. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I had plenty of seeds; I had taken them up to the cave with me when I moved. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

The advantage of only having to feed themselves, and not having to support five extravagant human beings as well, was so great that it would have taken a lot of failures to outweigh it. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

I thought, But if I do, I’ll probably get hurt again—maybe arrested and taken off to jail. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Many patients brought Doktè Paul a pig or a chicken as a present, had their photos taken with him, or wrote him thank-you notes. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

We were taken to a nearby banana farm, where we practiced stabbing the banana trees with bayonets. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

She would have won if she’d taken the easy route—she would have gotten there in half the time it took Cain. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

As we sat mulling over our fate, I realized that the segregationists had taken away the one thing we couldn’t do without—Mama’s job. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not because of the leg thing, but because I’m—uh—taken already. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

I told him that after my hand became infected they had taken me to a secret clinic where they send the prisoners they don’t want to die. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Roy Lee, like me, was too taken aback to say anything at all. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Of the two of us, he was the one who’d really taken our dream seriously—and the realization made me both proud of him and disappointed in myself. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She was quite taken aback when he greeted her so warmly and shook her hand with both of his: was that affection in his voice? The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Because of this, Mom has taken to spotting irregularities whenever we drive into or out of the development. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I’d known how essential those mittens would be now, I’d never have taken them out of my flight bag—except to wear them. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He had taken the bus across town and walked half a mile to the stadium. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Balthamos, being a dæmon, had taken the form of a large snow white dog with black eyes, thick fur, and tight-curled tail, and he snarled so fiercely that the real dogs kept their distance. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

On my desk was a framed photograph of my husband, Thierry, taken in Marseille two years before he died. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Ashima was fully dilated and being taken to the delivery room, the person on the other end had said. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Accustomed to building fires on the beach, they found it easy to light the small starting pile of leaves and twigs with the matches Dicey had taken from the counter in the store. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had taken a Meer- eenese slaver as her king, as wealthy as he was noble, and when the peace was signed and sealed the fighting pits of Meereen would open once again. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The boy had taken off his shoes and unbuttoned his trousers. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

That night, before they'd climbed back into the front seat of the Impala, he'd taken off all of Eleanor's layers and even unpinned her bra—then laid her down on the blue upholstery. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

That event had taken place in February 1908, when a small group of twenty-three women had marched up Broadway in New York to a meeting hall. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Yes, Nixon knew he’d just taken on the toughest job in the world. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Now that Percy had taken away his chance at praetor, Octavian would be looking for other ways to exert influence. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I might have taken comfort in Tyler’s trying to help me, but the memory of my sister was too raw, and I didn’t trust him. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He had not taken the pills, now, for four weeks. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I had taken pictures for them to see, but they were so excited just listening to me. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

She hadn’t taken the time to sweep away their footprints. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

‘The King of Gondor and Lord of the Western Lands,’ said Gandalf; ‘and he has taken back all his ancient realm. He will ride soon to his crowning, but he waits for you.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

It occurred to him to try his luck at Ship Channel that evening; the good sets would be taken at Elliot Head. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

All but a few inches are taken up by the unfolded opklapbed. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He’s taken a shower, washed me off his skin. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I could detect a flawed painting so quickly, why had it taken me so long to see the truth about Dr. Lange? Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I could tell I’d taken her by surprise because her eyes widened for just a second. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He was taken to Tralfamadore, where he was displayed naked in a zoo, he said. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the afternoon, finding myself dull, I have taken up the old disciplines I learned in Rotherer. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

She had not taken the sword Gendry had brought her, not yet. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I went to the hospital where they’d taken her to get stitches, and I—I sneaked her past the policeman.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d already taken the hardcover out of the library twice, gone up to the front desk and signed it out with her library card. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Yet the country barely had time to catch its breath when, less than two weeks later, the largest strike that had ever taken place in the United States began. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

She said Dad was like a sunflower—he’d die in the snow—and that come February he needed to be taken away and planted in the sun. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

A small click cuts the silence: Henry has taken his signet ring off and set it down on the mantel. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

What could he carve to show the healing that had taken place and the understanding he felt? Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

He has taken to demanding speech from me; or else he puts his hand over my mouth. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then, “Ow,” because the ginger policeman had taken Bod’s ear between finger and thumb, and had given it a hard squeeze. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I can see out of the corner of my eye that Sammy has taken his coat off and is texting somebody furiously. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

When the girl had got off the motorbike at the scooter show freestyle jumps, everybody had assumed she was a man, until she’d taken off her helmet and loosed her long hair. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

How could I possibly ask for a photograph to be taken, as well as stamps, when we had not eaten bread in more than a month? I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

For a second she looks taken aback, then her eyes narrow at me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I cannot remember just what purpose had taken me up on to the top floor of the house to where the row of guest bedrooms line the corridor. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

One night, during the course of a week darkened by somber rumors, he miraculously escaped four revolver shots taken at him by an unknown party as he was leaving a secret meeting. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“And the people here are kind people and good. We’ve taken in Prentisstown folk before. Not for a while but from way back in the bad times.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The bullet had been accompanied by the sound of screeching tires, so apparently whoever had shot at us had taken off down the valley. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

But they really did not notice me, and when the teacher floated across the floor and finished in an arabesque my fancy was taken. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I smacked and whacked the hornets that had taken a ride on me and just laid there until I could catch my breath. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

In an attempt to discourage wild animals from eating the other half of his food while he worked, Tree-ear had taken to hiding it closer to the house. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

“Just because it’s taken you three years to notice, Ron, doesn’t mean no one else has spotted I’m a girl!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

"I suppose I should have taken you with me, into the village." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Jason remembered a quest he’d taken for Camp Jupiter years ago in San Bernardino. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

What was taken by outsiders to be slackness, slovenliness or even generosity was in fact a full recognition of the legitimacy of forces other than good ones. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Many years ago she had taken him to conceal the shame of her younger sister. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

If I hadn’t already had so many hours of Joust practice under my belt, God knows how many attempts it would have taken me to beat Acererak. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

But the infighting had taken such a nasty turn during the fever—thanks largely to Rush’s aggressive personality—that he was forced to defend himself on his own. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Many in the city were taken with the smallpox, not so much among the soldiery as among the remaining citizens. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

A change in the pattern of geyser eruptions might also be taken as a clue, he said, but these too vary unpredictably. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

And Adam had not released the full, held breath he had taken when time stopped. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

To find enough wood to make another would have taken me all the spring and summer. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Amphion’s story, and Niobe’s, I have taken from Ovid, who alone tells them in full. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could see that the blind man’s face had taken on a worried look, too, at the news. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“Jane, I go in six weeks; I have taken my berth in an East Indiaman which sails on the 20th of June.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I was a bit taken aback when, at eleven-thirty, simultaneous whoops broke out from all over the building. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a comfortable box, lined with blankets, and I hung around long enough to make sure he'd been found and taken inside. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Officers had laid claim to most of the rooms in likely inns; others were taken by the wealthier of Loyalists come in from the countryside. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

They had taken that up from the priest-baiting captain, who spoke a little English. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“I—wouldn’t mind—so much—if I knew the children were being taken care of. That’s the only thing that matters to me. To know they’re safe and happy.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Often after Mass ended, I would feel as though I had taken a very long walk with the dead. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“When you know you are being taken advantage of,” Feklisov said, “you have every right to be clever.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the field hockey team photo, taken in the fall, I am on one knee in the front row. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He had taken on the face and form of Ceyx drowned. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Have you ever taken it, sir?” asked Michael Corner with great interest. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Today I found a photograph taken by our late father. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

A more prickly man might have taken that for a slight, but the Cleftjaw had only laughed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Their souls are taken from the battlefields by Valkyries, the warrior-women charged by Odin with the task of bringing the souls of the noble dead, battle-slain, to their ultimate reward. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

It opened clear on my comprehension that Helen Burns was numbering her last days in this world, and that she was going to be taken to the region of spirits, if such region there were. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

But I guess that cart ride and sudden wetting had taken all the fight out of him. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had left her bodyguard behind—the Queen’s knights, who all bore the vergescu as their badge of office— and had taken with her only ten knights in civilian clothes. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The issue was taken up at a meeting of the National Executive Committee and my view was voted down, even by those who were considered staunch African nationalists. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The belief, the calming assurance that I belonged in public, had at last taken hold. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he had taken me, it might be me lying here . A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She wished she had told Ginika about the tennis coach, taken the train to Ginika’s apartment on that day, but now it was too late, her self-loathing had hardened inside her. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

And he read us passages from The Lord of the Rings, in which the two tiny hobbits, Frodo and Sam, are taken by the evil Gollum into the lair of the giant spider, Shelob. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Today, Naheed had taken her science book with her so she would be on time. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

It was like a giant game of telephone just to figure out where they could go to get cheap photos taken for their documents, or which of the camp administrators to avoid. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

At the stairs where we had taken him abroad, and ever since, I had looked warily for any token of our being suspected. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

To do so, he reinstated the civil liberties that Hitler had taken away. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Two elderly Chinese men have taken our old ones. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Ortiz went to see the piece and was taken aback; it was, to his mind, clearly a fake, full of contradictory and slipshod elements. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Jonas was certainly glad that that Assignment was taken; he wouldn’t have wanted it. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

The tally cannot be taken as exact, but the fact remains; a single epidemic killed more than three of every four indigenous Siberians in that area. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

So while cartography and navigational instruments taken in isolation are neutral devices, in practice they are part of a package of technologies that ensured Western global dominance for five hundred years. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The strain was gone from her face and she was smiling, but she was tired too, having recently taken on a second job. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“I — well, like I say, I’ve taken a liking to you. Just thought I’d offer . “Well, thanks,” said Harry, “but I think I’m nearly there with the egg . . . couple more days should crack it.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I said, “Mom, I would have taken care of her. I would have gone to school to be a nurse and learned to take care of her.” Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

If the priest, who had for so long been unwilling to condemn the Trementinas’ doings, had taken a stand then surely that would lend courage to the villagers. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, however, the accident had taken place across the Cache County line, within Terryl’s area of jurisdiction. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Have one taken right away. We can’t afford to take chances with a patient in his condition. We’ve got to keep ourselves covered in case he dies.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

To her personally, her father was a more powerful man, because the president had not taken care of her. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I have taken this story entirely from two plays of Euripides, the fifth-century tragic poet. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watched as he was taken to the hospital and watched as the culprits were arrested. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

When I rolled my eyes over something last week, she reacted like I’d taken my bat to her great-grandmother’s bone china, but whatever. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

He had taken to counting the crosses, and he had also personally begun to saturate them with gasoline each day around 11 :oo A.M. when the men returned from their patrols. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the exception of the story of Prometheus’ punishment, told by Aeschylus in the fifth century, I have taken the material of this chapter chiefly from Hesiod, who lived at least three hundred years earlier. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If she knew, she would have taken the boy away from us. Dalla’s boy, not your monster. A word in the king’s ear would have been the end of it.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Sam, you have to come home. We need you. Your people have taken Father from us; they’ll have to give us you in return.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took a time to get even a mouthful ready, once you’d taken out the two chunks. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

It hadn’t taken him a second to react. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d have some cute, funny quip about the day that picture was taken that would totally endear her to him. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Luath has taken them home—he has taken them all back to his own home!” The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took my harsh words the same way he had taken my shove—resolutely, unmoving, with a hint of a cold smile. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The oldest girl reminded me that she was five now, which she said was too old to have a toy taken away. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Jammed up in the forward peak, where the water and wave action had taken it, was a plastic bucket. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was not such a fool as to try to atone to Lancelot for this, but she had taken a fancy for him as himself. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Trina's baby boy was taken away from her and placed in foster care. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I only knew that someone had taken a photo of me without my scarf on—without my consent—and was now passing it around. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Gupta’s taken over our island, and now he wants our tigers, too? Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

As we left the property I had taken one last look. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Before Hector could approach, he who knew well that armor taken by Hector from the dead Patroclus aimed at an opening in it near the throat, and drove the spearpoint in. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

But after lunch, her mother had taken her to Muir Woods. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Cluny had taken a vow while he lay injured: never again would he allow himself to be thwarted by mice and woodland creatures. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

At such places, I often tried to see if people recognized me, but no one ever did; the last published picture of me had been taken in 1962. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was an amazing sketch, which, if she hadn’t seen Rishi do in about a minute, she would have believed had taken a lot longer. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I read the e-mail six times before the letters form words and the words form sentences that I can understand, but, even then, the meaning of all the words taken together eludes me. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“The one who was taken by the winds.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Until now, Booth has taken orders from Jefferson Davis. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

I kept going, but toward the head of the creek, a marsh taken over by a patch of tall phragmites warned of shallow water, and I turned the boat around, not wanting to run aground. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

As time passed, I grew more mature and more aware of the sacrifice it had taken for my people to live and grow up in the South all those many years before me. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But I was so taken aback, I couldn’t even respond. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

There had been Belew telling them that everything could be taken away from you in life, your house, your car, everything except a state championship. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had taken nearly three months just to reach the River of Doubt. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

The first course, a thick sweet soup made with pumpkins, had already been taken away when Ned Stark strode into the Small Hall. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

What he had taken for a part of the tower was the shoulder of the Dragon of Pendor as he uncurled his bulk and lifted himself slowly up. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

If you were suspected of even thinking about criticizing the government, you’d be taken away by the Thought Police. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some had actually taken American names, and others were doing great imitations of American accents at call centers and American business techniques at software labs. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

Dr. Bright fidgeted with the sovereigns, as though worried that they might be taken back. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

A year-old child had been taken by his American parents to live in Venezuela. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

He pointed, and they saw that what they had at first taken to be boulders lying at the foot of the slope were huddled bodies. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Robert had taken away the tea and Maxim came back into the room. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

There were so many we lost, the ones who were taken, cut down, for the color of their skin, or the religion they practiced, or the person they loved. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

But he had never taken one, never would, he was alarmed by himself, and uncertain where to begin. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Now she wants to look all taken aback. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

As I scanned the picture, I noticed that a section was missing, as if someone had taken a scissors to it. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

But she was busy with a couple of sixth-grade boys who had taken over the microphones and were doing a comedy routine. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

While each episode is a self-contained narrative designed to illuminate one propitious moment with as much storytelling skill as I can muster, taken together they feature several common themes. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I stole; that implied that I wasn’t being taken care of by my mother. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the endorsement deals taken care of, I continued to sort through my e-mail messages. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

These themes are often complete melodies with many phrases, but a single phrase can be taken from the melody and used as a motif. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

She has taken off her iron wedding bracelet, forcing it from her hand with cold cream, along with all the other bracelets she’s always worn. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The women were placed in small boats similar to the ones that had taken them away from their homeland; fewer boats were needed to unload the surviving slaves than when they had started out. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The death penalty was taken off the table after Tony agreed to cooperate with the state. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

She was still armored in her blue steel, though she had taken off her helm. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“It is the city they come to. They are taken care of here.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Brent herself had taken a chair just round the corner of the house so as to be out of the wind. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Those who could work were not taken away, and so, reluctantly, my father and I showed up for work details every morning. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“No offense taken,” she whispered, and kissed him again. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Oddly enough, it has taken me years to accept my new position. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Had a nightmare. Where I’m put in a prison camp and the Director assaults me and my parents are taken away and people die. And it’s all my fault.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“If some action is not taken, the citizens of this country will have to agitate for complete control of all radio broadcasting by the Federal Government.” Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Woolf replied that his seat to the rear of Seabiscuit in several of his winning races had given him a good spot from which to study the horse and he had simply taken the opportunity. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fever had taken hold of her senses, and she wept, calling my father’s name. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The advice was taken; some beds were planted with marigolds, some left without as controls. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Doctors wanted it so that an X-ray taken in Bangor could be read in a hospital in Bangalore, without the doctor in Maine ever having to wonder what computers that Indian hospital had. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

According to our instructions, she informs me, every one of them has to be taken down and polished with the owner’s special polish. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turn the roll I have just taken from the basket over and over in my hands, but my appetite is gone. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I had never taken a hot bath, and my childhood memories were of cold, of loneliness, and of a perpetually empty stomach. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two hours later, the bodies of the dead saboteurs were taken to the morgue. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Sidney’s catalogue simply listed the price at which the last transaction involving a raccoon had taken place. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Then he ordered Vonetta and Fern to come on as if he had taken my place as the oldest. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their mother had just taken out her handkerchief. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I demand to know what measures you propose, sir, to recover those taken prisoner last week. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

My mother’s aunt hadn’t taken her in out of charity. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

It was exactly the same as Sophie’s birthday gift from her father—the one he’d taken for engraving and never brought back. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Before Lynn’s body was taken away, my mother had me cut my sister’s fingernails and even her toenails and place them in an envelope. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Neither she, nor Dr. Gazzaley, believed their findings should be taken to mean that the simple act of playing a video game improves the brain, or, specifically, the attention networks. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Because if taken in excess, it causes giddiness, recklessness, and dangerous overconfidence,” said Slughorn. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

One night I read to Gertrude about a jealous official who killed his wife with poisoned salad greens because she had taken a young lover. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Let’s just say that I’ve taken a piece that will leave a puzzle incomplete.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He's the type of dude who could be daydreaming about anything, from doing something crazy like sticking up a place, or something cool, like making sure his brother's taken care of. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The following are major events and developments that have taken place on that route. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

"My daughter has taken an axe for a lover," Lord Balon said. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Charlie had taken something that was broken and made it whole again. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

All my usual disconnected comforts are being taken away, now that I see the greater comfort of presence. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

He tells the whole story of the Quest except the part about Jason and Pelias which I have taken from Pindar. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Worsley’s navigational equipment was down to one compass, his sextant, and his tables—and of the twenty-four chronometers he had taken with him from London, he had only one remaining. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Jinny felt a little ashamed of how long it had taken to bother with writing out the alphabet. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Newsflashes declared that Martians had defeated the military and taken over its bases. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Tyger had often boasted that to be a professional party guest was his life’s ambition, but Rowan had never taken him seriously. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He knew now where he was being taken. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

The patchy landscape was a strange sight, like a beautiful painting that someone had taken sandpaper to. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I should have taken out my journal and written about what had happened. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Who knows how long it would have taken for a federal judge to conclude that the Odessa school board, by clear design, had maintained a segregated school system for close to sixty years. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would have taken him an hour to reach it on foot. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

I then asked to be taken back to my cell. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama’s death had taken something from her too. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

“I can honestly say a guy has never taken me to the woods on a date before.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The welcoming ceremony had taken place on the station platform. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

It was May, remember, and the wandering men had only recently taken to the roads, now that the warming months let them spread their blankets by any water course. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

And let me tell you, it had taken them forever to dig that grave in the frozen ground. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

She could break it all down in her head in a way that would've taken Bit and John John a calculator to do, and Trista probably two pages of long division. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

As a matter of fact, Mr. Ray was there the day my mom was taken to the hospital, the day she left home for good. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I’d gone into the house and taken only what I needed, just a few little things. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“This must have taken him forever,” James said. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

As things had gone from bad to worse, people had taken out their anger on the easiest scapegoats: my family. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Lately, Britain’s taken to referring to all his guy friends as a women’s undergarment. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Then he had taken a deep satisfying breath of it to prove his point. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The Auditorium alone had taken nearly three years to build and driven Louis Sullivan to the brink of physical collapse. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

But unlike Claudia, who had taken weeks to carefully plan out every aspect of her escape, Fadi was flying by the seat of his pants, coupled with a whole lot of praying. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

They had again taken the shapes of crones, in no way resembling the maidens Taran had spied through the window. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

He had never doubted the rightness of our cause—but that cause had taken his daughter to the brink of death. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The day my photo was taken, I wanted to look my best. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

One day Don Julio, who already looked like a boxer who had taken too many hits, came home bloodied and bruised, his eyes lost behind swollen cheeks and nose. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Countless times he could have abandoned us, taken his fortune, and fled. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

He grabbed the handle, fearing the worst, that someone had taken her and left the seat, but when he turned it toward him, there was the tiny pink face of Nademah, scrunched and sleeping. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The Aristotle of the universities was thus not the real Aristotle but one adapted to provide an educational programme within a world where the most important discipline was taken to be theology. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He’s taken to drinking in my presence, to unwind after the day, he says. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t care what his father said; Ike and Felix had taken something precious from him, and he wanted revenge. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

He and his father had bought two silver rings, washed with gold, and silver earrings, and these his father had taken to the woman’s owner in acknowledgment of betrothal. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

And though no one cared to mention it in the hearing of the pigs or the dogs, it was felt that the killings which had taken place did not square with this. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

She hadn’t seen how the Special had snipped her handcuffs in two behind her, but it had only taken a moment. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Gold knew only the basics: Communists had taken over Russia in a recent revolution and renamed the country the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, or Soviet Union. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were taken to our barracks, which were no better than our last at Plaszów. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

The caption beneath your picture said: last photo, taken august 19. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The gas station’s back lot was only four parking spaces wide, and one of them was taken up by an overturned Dumpster. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

That he seemed indifferent to having his life taken away from him. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The navy had not taken time to collect these parts; there were living men to attend to. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

After lunch, Zeitoun was taken from his cell and again handcuffed and brought to the same building near the front gate of the prison. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

She was living in Grandma’s because she had a fight with her husband, Pa Keating, who told her, when he had drink taken, You’re a great fat cow, go home to your mother. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The gun he had taken out of Victor's pocket. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

We tried desperately to move it, but it would’ve taken several Cyclopes. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I’m sleeping in Etienne’s room now—“hiding in plain sight” taken to extremes. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

As he was making his way back to his bed, he passed the room he’d been taken to as a prisoner the night he’d tried to escape Regalia. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

In so doing he injures only those whose fields and houses have been taken away and given to the new inhabitants, who are only a small part of that dominion. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

The very toughest reporters and writers were women who had taken over the jobs of men who’d gone to war. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

After she had taken a few more steps she again heard a noise. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

This is what the children had taken to calling Penelope. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“He’s taken quite a fancy to you. It’s just as well. I’m simply not up to keeping crows any more, not up to it at all.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

So I was taken aback at how densely detailed each one was. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ironing shelves had been taken down, along with everything else. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

After all, I don’t know those Bostonians or San Franciscans or Kansans who have taken ill; the numbers, though alarming, held no personal arithmetic. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He had taken a large rock to smash them all along the path over the reef top. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had taken only one bite of the donut. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

As the third day of the riots began, some leaders, black and white, horrified by what had taken place thus far, began to seek ways to bring the mayhem and slaughter to an end. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

She had taken to flight as soon as the gun went off. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

On the morning of December 13,1 was again taken to Tuynhuys. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed odd that the Sleeper had taken the bird, but not the cage. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The proles had taken a fancy to it, and in the midnight streets it competed with the still-popular “It Was Only a Hopeless Fancy.” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

In spite of the precautions she had taken, she was too nervous to sleep. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Judging from the position of his blade, he would’ve taken me—maybe by sheer luck—in the small of my back, my only weak point. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

When I entered my employee number my indent profile appeared on the display, along with a mug shot they’d taken of me during my initial processing. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

What he did not know, though, was that the moment he had left, Tortoise had taken a handful of corn and had put it into boiling water. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

The blade Eilonwy had taken from the barrow was too long for the girl to wear comfortably at her waist, so she had slung it from her shoulder. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

But he was armed, and not taken unawares. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

A few days prior we had two carts and three horses but some German soldiers we encountered had taken one of the wagons and two horses, claiming they were needed for the war effort. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He was going to die because his life insurance money would have taken care of his family. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

His father later told Shin about the day in 1965 when the family was taken away by security forces. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Some people have taken this as proof that she herself was Quaker, but the real story is more complicated—and it shows that Elizebeth was willing to use every lever to get an education. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Even people who reportedly smell bad despite the fact that they’ve just taken a bath and are wearing clean clothes. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

But before any decisive combat had taken place, a youth in Thebes not yet grown to manhood had died for his country and in his death had shown himself the noblest of all. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

They would have learned that Henrietta’s cells were still alive, that they’d been taken, bought, sold, and used in research without her knowledge or theirs. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Generally I have had good luck with the animals, and taken good care of them. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

He had taken off his glasses to cry, but now he had them back on, and he pushed them up the bridge of his nose as he got up to look outside. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I was so touched by how easily he and his family had taken me under their wing. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Curiously, it had not taken heat from his body, but lay so cold against his skin it might just have emerged from icy water. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The bargeman said he never shoulda taken it out in the first place. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Surprised and taken aback at this, Angeline and Omakayas could only stand still and watch him as he walked swiftly, gracefully, back to his home. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Voting rights were taken away from African Americans, and a series of racially restrictive laws enforced the racial hierarchy. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It occurred to me that he shouldn’t be saying we, since nothing that I knew of had been taken away from him. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

If it weren’t in front of Mom, I would have taken a moment to savor the experience. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

She was seventy when I was taken, which meant she’d be inching closer to eighty. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Mrs. Danvers,” he said, “can you think of any reason, however remote, why Mrs. de Winter should have taken her own life?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

All the signs had been taken down or blacked out. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I hardly had time to think about my own answer—why, it was taken to be a foregone conclusion. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I clench the clothes in my hands and wonder what she did after we were taken. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

They had taken away a book they weren’t supposed to even touch. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Stansfield had taken roll, and the morning announce-merits happened, which was usually about permission slips and the day's lunch menu. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

When the Commander had taken his leave, Eddard Stark turned to the rest of the council. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

When Lyra was younger, he had taken an interest in her spiritual welfare, only to be confounded by her sly indifference and insincere repentances. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

We know someone with a lot of cows has worked hard, taken risks, brought his cows to where there is grass and water. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had taken the Florence Nightingale book from him and brought it home and put it on her shelf. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

One of them had spotted the seedpod she had taken out of the grove, and he trundled off the road toward it. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Soon after, his family had come and taken her back to the Houston area, where they lived. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The Blackfish had taken a hundred picked men and a hundred swift horses and raced ahead to screen their movements and scout the way. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“They’d taken him in on heresy. All I could do was hope he truly had friends in the church.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She almost wished she’d taken Mamma’s advice and bought something a little more colorful. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The fauns had also taken advantage of the chaos. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But he had taken only ten paces before he realized he had reached the edge of the field. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Had Zane taken a moment to inspect things a little more closely, he would have discovered that there was, in fact, something quite interesting about the picture in the black wooden frame. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Early on, he seemed to accept Lyme’s assertion that the entrances couldn’t be taken, and dropped out of the conversation entirely. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I have taken it, and am waiting for sleep, which still keeps aloof. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Percy guessed that meant they would’ve been taken to Greece for some big horrible sacrifice. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Afterward Guitar had taken off his baseball cap and handed it to Milkman, telling him to wipe the blood from his nose. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Until her foreign debts were paid and her credit with the Dutch bankers in Amsterdam restored, the United States would simply not be taken seriously in Europe’s capitals. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Why hadn’t I taken it down before I opened the door? Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Christmas Eve, along with the rest of the de la Torre children, I was taken to the National Cathedral for the nativity pageant where the new creche was to be unveiled. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I told Sherman I thought maybe we could catch a ride over with Jim since he had the Buick, but by the time I got around to asking, he’d already taken off. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I had taken her so much for granted that I hadn't even thought of my debt when I refused the job. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Feeling indignant that he was not taken into his tutor’s confidence, he set his wits to work to devise some proper retaliation for the slight. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Apothecary shops were broken into and medicines stolen; food was taken from the few farmer’s wagons to appear in town. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

“Yes, he was really taken by the sugar tongs,” Riccio answered. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Someone had taken a knife and driven it straight down into my brain. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Such evil must be avoided, they felt, and precautions must naturally be taken to protect themselves from it. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She felt like a whole colony of bats had taken flight in her belly. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

His voice had taken on an unfamiliar modulation, his delivery slower, the temperature of his entire being much lower. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The rum was then taken by ship to the west coast of Africa, where, as part of the infamous triangle trade, it was traded for slaves. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Soon all the guests had taken partners, and the musicians struck up the tune. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

My head was spinning at the rapid change in direction our conversation had taken. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was taken a few summers ago on the front porch of our house during a Fourth of July barbecue. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

When I woke up and found that my arms were taken, I walked about in agony. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the first time Richard had taken cover with Kainene; she lay flat and rigid on the ground next to him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Vasudeva had taken over all the work at the ferry and Siddhartha, in order to be with his son, the work in the hut and the fields. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Explaining the ins and outs of the Mr. Blake Affair would've taken too long. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

She was no patient princess waiting to be plucked and taken off to a castle. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Only their top halves had taken on a scarlet-and-golden hue, as if someone had dunked them halfway in a bucket of fire and then plopped them back on the lawn. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He had already changed into his school robes, had perhaps taken the first opportunity to take off his dreadful Muggle clothes. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He was taken to a small private hospital. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

We planned to go to dinner at a little Italian restaurant on the boardwalk, but the dress shopping hadn’t taken as long as we’d expected. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I found my favourite photo - the one Salim had taken of Kat and me on the footbridge. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

The vase was taken from a shattered glass case and presented in gratitude. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She would serve his food, a plate on a tray taken to him in his study or in front of the TV in the kitchen. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It had taken the rest of the day and most of the night for the Brazen Beasts to gather up the corpses. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It was all over the news three days ago: how Sheriff Sanders was abusing both of his sons and that he was arrested, the badge taken from him and all. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Pilgrims from Ghana, Indonesia, Japan, and Russia, to mention some, were moving to and from die dormitory where I was being taken. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kevin had interviewed George for an article once, and the two had taken a liking to each other. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Why, what could have taken you out on Tuesday? What did you have to do?” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had taken her too long to get across that stupid glass bridge. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

When they came for me that morning, I thought that maybe I was being taken to the officers’ lounge for questioning. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t think she could sleep, but a full day of fighting monsters in the summer heat had taken its toll. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She had heard people say that occasionally, though rarely, small groups were taken to visit other communities. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

About two dozen of his Cherokee syllabic signs were taken directly from those letters, though of course with completely changed meanings, since Sequoyah did not know the English meanings. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Ginny, who had always been very taken with Harry, seemed even more heartily embarrassed than usual when she saw him, perhaps because he had saved her life during their previous year at Hogwarts. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

But my insides seem to have taken over my brain, and in seconds, we’re walking up a short flight of concrete steps to the roof of his house. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“And I have taken the last of them,” he said. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember hearing Colonel Julyan speak, saying something about Doctor Baker being very kind to have taken so much trouble. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

We were of different stripes, like any two people, though taken together you might say that one was an outlying version of the other. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

You don't understand that one of us might already have been taken by jellyfish? The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Knot had taken on the project of teaching Nailer to read, and it hadn’t taken long for Nailer to begin resenting the tedium of book learning. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Cassie was a mess. She could have taken you down with her.” Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Since they gone ahead and taken her cells and they been so important for science, Deborah thought, least they can do is give her credit for it. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Few know now his sleeping place but us, this boy taken by The Beast. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Woundwort, on the other hand, had taken his rabbits into the ditch and then made use of it to get them down to the water meadow, unexposed to further attack from Kehaar. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

With alarming speed, the Germans had taken over all of western Poland and were pushing east. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“We are allies of a sort. Over the years, we Gypsies have even taken in and raised some of your children.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Mosca had taken the toolbox away from Victor before he left, but the detective always had a bit of wire and some other useful items in the hollow heel of one of his shoes. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Black applicants who had taken time off from work might be kept waiting in line all day until the office closed, only to be told to come back some other time. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now my home life was completely taken over by the same tense fretting and worrying as my school life had been. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shortly after that, I was taken before the examining magistrate again. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

It was in those days, then, prompted by my natural admiration for the lady, that I had first taken to perusing her volumes in the library whenever I had an odd moment. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Zeitoun came to the I-10/Claiborne overpass again, and even from a distance he could see that the people who he had seen awaiting rescue there a few days ago had been taken away. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

When he was taken to the female two-legs, he was already angry. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

One girl tore up the photographs she had taken of friends in that room. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t even taken one shot, but it didn’t matter. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Occasionally, I catch a glimpse of Haymitch, which is reassuring, or President Snow, which is terrifying, but I keep laughing and thanking people and smiling as my picture is taken. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

But as he was taken up in the universities of medieval and Renaissance Europe his works became a textbook of acquired knowledge, not a project to provoke further enquiry. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

They hadn’t searched her, which meant thankfully they hadn’t taken Frank’s firewood from her coat pocket, but her sword was gone. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

It rolled on the floor toward the emperor, and all gazed in horror as they saw that a bite had been taken out of it! When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

One weekend I was visiting my parents in Morristown, New Jersey, and had taken a new book to show them. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

In the living room, about thirty or so Bengalis have taken their seats. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She had taken care of him and waited on him as she now did her mother, and she had woven him too into her invisible net of guilt and unrepayable debts of gratitude. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She was taken by surprise. If she contacted you, it would have risked everything.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“I must point out that the move I have taken provides you with the opportunity to overcome the current deadlock, and to normalize the country’s political situation. I hope you will seize it without delay.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had a handled, unfresh look, as if it had been taken out of its envelope and read several times before: Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

She was supposed to be taking a test for her math placement, a test everyone else had taken last week. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

It was just another way, like the sailing class Celia had taken already, to fill up the time until college began. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He usually picked up garbage in Houston, but after the hurricane, his supervisor said they had taken a contract in New Orleans. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I was taken around and each person was told my name and age. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leo had taken the fortune cookie out of his tool belt and turned it in his fingers, wondering what price he would have to pay if he broke it open. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

One of these dogs was the leader who had taken Rontu’s place when he had come to live with me. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You stole from me, Aisling. Did you think I would not search your room to see what else you might have taken?” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gave another laugh at the ridiculous turn the conver-sation had suddenly taken. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Gardner "Gus" Hathaway had only recently become director of counterintelligence, having taken over the post once occupied by the notoriously paranoid James Jesus Angleton. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

There are only two ceiling lights in the ward and they’re switched off when the tea tray is taken away and the nurse gives me pills. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Amari would not to be taken to the rice swamps—at least not today. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she was taken aback by Kaede’s appeal to the Academy’s teachings. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He now made it his life’s quest to get lead taken out of gasoline. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Mirjam's entire class, disappeared one by one, all of them in hiding or taken through that theater. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

It had taken me less than a day in that place to see that hatred and terror came in circles, and that they fed off each other. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

They’d taken his belt and tie as well as his shoes and he looked a little like he was in his pajamas. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Looking back, I figured Bodega must have taken a lot of pride in these favors he handed out through Nazario. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

"The boy is utterly without discipline. He will never be strong enough to rule unless he is taken away from his mother for a time." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Once they had taken their share, the women and children settled on the floor around the sofrah and ate. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

It was the second time he’d taken on a true dump and restored it to perfection. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I was a bit taken aback, and while I was pleased at her sense of commitment and admired her courage, I was also wary. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad had taken me to the library in the morning to use the copier, and we’d had two hundred fifty copies made. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

They made Chess think more of military flags, as if some invading army had taken over and wanted everyone to know. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Would you really have taken it back if I hadn’t guessed right?” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve got a cell phone upstairs, but the rebels have taken out the networks.” Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if it’s possible that someone else has taken over Nathan’s account. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Butler could have taken them from the parapet. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

But now all is changed, and not even the return of the birds may be taken for granted. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

After I had taken care of immediate needs, I found I had nothing to do. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I spent a long time thinking about the Chandrian, about what they had done to my troupe, what they had taken from me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

When I returned to Mrs. Moss’s that Monday night, she was surprised that I had changed my plans and had taken a new job. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What can we do, Santosh? He’s taken it to heart, and it’s not doing anyone any harm. Maybe it’s just a phase. It too may pass—like Mrs. Gandhi.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I am taken with how beautiful she is and feel shame that I have withheld a treasured word for so long. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I was sixteen, had never taken an exam, and had only recently undertaken anything like a systematic education; still I registered for the test. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

So our rent problem was taken care of. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Gran had been angrier than Seven had ever seen her when she announced via telecast that the Uncle had been taken. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Toward the end of the year, before Thanksgiving, he’d taken up an offer from Van Park, the varsity coach, to help coach the sophomores. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Dad would have taken off after Jasper Jr., and Mom would have gone to the police to tell them about the strange old man. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

He’d taken those words to heart from the moment he saw the poster in the room. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Just when we decided she had to be taken to the vet too, she started getting better. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I sprinted for the exit, but heard a ripping sound and realized the skeleton warrior had taken a chunk out of my sleeve. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The struggle had taken nearly half her life. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

We were then taken to our cell, one of the best I had ever seen. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the first time he had actually taken an inventory of himself and he was amazed at the number of bruises. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

My questions have multiplied, twisted, taken on new form. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

We go back to Massachusetts sometimes in the summers, to a lodge in the western part of the state that for one week is taken over by Gran’s extended family. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Next to that decision, attending the underground meeting over at Patria’s was nothing but a small step after the big turn had been taken. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rolls of parchment littered that part of his desk that was not taken up by the large, empty cage in which his snowy owl, Hedwig, usually perched. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He asked whether I had funds, whether I had high school transcripts, whether I had at least taken high school chemistry or advanced algebra. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I heard nothing, Monsieur. You see, I had taken a sleeping draught.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her husband had taken no other wife, even after her terrible accident and the loss of their two youngest children. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hedge had grown wild in the sixteen years since Hagrid had taken Harry from the rubble that lay scattered amongst the waist-high grass. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I’d taken comfort in the raw physicality of it, certain that if the coin was real, Tyler’s leaving could not be. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Since we had been authorized to use the aircars, Heo Hew and three others had taken one and flown over to Sith and the Archipelago, nations of the Sea Hemisphere, which I had entirely neglected. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

They had taken away her physics books and the piles of dusty spiral pads full of lecture notes that had ringed her room, and she was confined to grounds again. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Both she and Mo often read at breakfast and, as a result, he had more than once taken her to school late. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I had now taken the essential step in the life of every Xhosa man. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Life went on, problems were settled, decisions were taken. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had taken off his spectacles and was in the act of resettling them on his nose with his characteristic gesture. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Using an iron shovel from the Dalton basement, Buckley showed how the bones had been raked out; explained how Bigger had “craftily crept up the stairs during the excitement and taken flight.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

It is now some twenty minutes since the man left, but I have remained here on this bench to await the event that has just taken place - namely, the switching on of the pier lights. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

"She misses her sister. The illness has taken a toll on all of us." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

After the sun had fallen beneath the rooftops, we arrived at the Collbran house in time to see the body of the last Collbran taken out to the death cart. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I smiled at the turn the conversation had taken. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Life and business began early in the South so the coolest part of the day could be taken advantage of. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I couldn’t possibly. It’s taken me three hours to tell Mary and Lois—and I haven’t got them off Bourbon yet. Little girls shouldn’t stay up that late.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Morrie had always been taken with simple pleasures, singing, laughing, dancing. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have taken this story entirely from Sophocles’ play of that name except for the riddle of the Sphinx which Sophocles merely alludes to. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dormitories were full of runaways who’d taken refuge here, in the wake of a recent escape from their chains or after years of making a life for themselves elsewhere. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“But perhaps not as taken with the young man as you would have the country believe,” he says. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Thiazi saw a falcon’s feather on the ground, and he knew in that moment where Idunn was and who had taken her. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Over the clatter and banging of the wheels and couplings we cheered and they yelled back, both sides taken by surprise. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

If we ever had chicken pox or our tonsils taken out. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

They progress to, “See, you’ve taken this too far. Carlos and I are heading out the door right now, and you better pray to God we don’t find you!” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

My father had visited her—this I understood immediately—but I had to read the message several times before I understood what exactly had taken place. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

If he had not fixed it the owner wouldn’t have taken him to Jimmy Brucia’s for a drink. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

What I didn’t know was that O’Dell and Sherman, who had taken on the job of setting our rockets up on the pad, had also noted the wind’s effect on flight. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s barely been twenty-four hours, and it’s kinda taken on a life of its own.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Eventually, these people were taken away, and Hugo never saw them again. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Now he braced his arms on the top of the crate where he’d taken cover and let loose with both barrels. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“She was arrested and taken to Namwon. When I finally found out where they took her, I begged the Governor to release her, but he refused. That's how you ended up being born there.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think Arthur Ashe meant the remark to be taken seriously,” I said to David one afternoon as we were reading the paper heralding Ashe’s pending arrival. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned in to study the picture that Dimple had taken of Rishi flicking water at her. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He is immediately arrested and taken away by the soldiers. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

The chills that flashed up my spine whenever I thought of that trip were no different than the ones I’d felt before I’d taken my walk with Jacob Black. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“But the very ground has been taken from beneath me,” Hamlet said. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He circled the Top of the Pontch, where he had once taken me to lunch. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It was destined to be misunderstood, or taken too literally because your ideas are opposed to conventionalism. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Summer before last, on a sweltering August Sunday, when she was secluded here, a difficult incident had taken place. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

The situation with regard to Dutch elm disease is therefore not entirely hopeless provided informed and intelligent measures are taken. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Guys either turned themselves in, were taken by surprise, or were taken by force. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

When I heard older guys talk about girls and sex, I was more taken with the way they talked about it than with what they said. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

‘Then Mrs. Coulter must have decided you were ready to help her in that work. Interesting. Have you taken part yet?” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

When I was a kid, some residents had taken petitions to City Hall. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Even a whole month later, Anise still looked bowled over by how everything had turned out, like Kalinda and I had taken turns spitting in her face. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I have not yet taken his temperature but I can tell, from touching his forehead and then my own, that although it is still high, it is not as high as it was. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

It had taken me and the boys all day just to dig out a little place for our blockhouse at Cape Coalwood. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Had I gone to London ... and taken you all... Had I submitted to Lord Cheldthorpe’s infamous . . .” She waved her hand. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

At Pearl Harbor, the American intelligence community was taken completely by surprise by the Japanese military. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“I had unconsciously taken my brother’s hand and started running,” he said. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

About one hundred and seventy photographs of the sun and the Earth were taken. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

And I had taken up a spot that’d opened up in the middle of it all, somewhere between desperation and resolve. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The first was the entire back wall, which was taken over by book-lined bookshelves, like a very rustic library. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

When Mother heard the rumors, she said now it made sense why Shawn had taken an interest in Sadie. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Exactly. Loopy old Lemoncello said paperback books were meant to be taken to the beach, where they’d have suntan lotion, melting ice cream cones, and sand dribbled all over their pages.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

When he had taken his customary seat underneath the press box for the game, he privately believed it would take a miracle for Odessa High to win. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

In re-pose, it had taken on the strained, disconsolate expression that is written on the countenance of so many Southern Negroes. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The nights he spends there, he learns to wake up earlier than he is used to, to the sound of Silas barking downstairs, wanting to be taken for his morning walk. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Valuable German territory was also taken away as part of the treaty, causing the loss of industrial and agricultural income. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Inevitably, someone repeated the verse from Zechariah that Denmark had quoted: “Behold, the day of the Lord cometh .... and the city shall be taken.” Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If we untie the last knot, will you also tell us where our grandpa was taken?” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“As you all know, we have just been struck by monstruo attacks. A child was almost taken,” he said, shaking his head. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

It had taken two hours for Dallas and Sairy to hike beyond the limits of the holler, and now they stood on top of a ridge, looking back the way they’d come. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

He was reading the girl’s account of the day she and her sister were taken by slavers when Penny entered the galley. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Obviously over the years your Dad has taken advantage of your sister’s emotional nature via the mails. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

My family was missing, and I felt certain they had been killed or taken prisoner. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re not going to be taken care of for life. You’re just getting a ticket out of here and a chance to start over someplace better.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

William had taken off his leather sandals and plunged his feet into the cold water. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Rather than allow themselves to be taken prisoner and tortured for information, the men were instructed to bite this pill. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she saw one photo taken at an unflattering angle, she examined it for a while and found in it a small and wicked pleasure. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I sat down for a few minutes with my head in my hands, until I heard the phone taken up inside and the butler's voice calling a taxi. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Boredom and routine had taken over, the enemies of discipline. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He stared without expression at the half-page newspaper photos of himself, taken an instant before the wreck, showing him coiled over Fair Knightess’s withers. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The case was so important that the government’s lawyers had taken two years and $500,000 to prepare. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t taken it out since the worst day. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He has only taken toes and fingers and that other thing, when he might have had my tongue, or peeled the skin off my legs from heel to thigh. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I mean, I knew Thalia and Luke had taken care of Annabeth when she was little. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

One afternoon, with no explanation, Ian Rider had taken him to a local club for his first lesson and he had been going there, once a week, ever since. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Just when you think this war has taken everything you loved, you meet someone and realize that somehow you still have more to give.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Papá was sure the fumigation had taken care of the problem. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Charles had taken to attempting to train them, but Emma told Lenny he “does not make much progress, as they can neither see nor hear’ So they could not respond to cues they were given. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could have taken her head off with one good bite. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Then they sealed the box again with a new label and the first thing on the following day it was taken to the capital of the province. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Mrs Phelps, slightly taken aback at the arrival of such a tiny girl unaccompanied by a parent, nevertheless told her she was very welcome. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

He’d taken a brave, miserable boy and fed him on hate. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She could have easily taken out an army of chickens if they ever attacked her. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Maniac might have taken off, but he found himself clung to and clutched by the two little urchins. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d taken it along in case I needed to prove who I was, but as a minute ticked by, then two, it seemed less and less likely that I would need it. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I had taken the heavy oak pole with which I guided my skiff. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I learned later that the social worker had called our grandfather to tell him we’d been taken into foster care. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I saw your father taken by beasts, Jamison had said. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

His work as a porter had taken him to dozens of cities, and Wash remembered him talking about a train route that went all the way down to Mexico City. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

But for the people of Kilanga fufu was the one thing in life, other than time, that appeared to be taken for granted. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The men had taken their dinners to the maple woods, so for dinner they did not set the table, but ate cold venison sandwiches and drank milk. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nailer remembered the time when his father, high and angry, had taken a man twice his size, blurringly fast, a broken bottle and blood on the ground. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The baby and the small family dog were taken out of the house before the spraying was done about nine o’clock one morning. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

It had taken Robb himself and Grey Wind to bring him to bay. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Booth had taken all the actors backstage by surprise and rushed past them. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Any of the families there would have taken me in, but I wanted to go home. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I was taken to Volks Hospital in Cape Town, under heavy security. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Lillian always remarked that the doctors had taken a badly burned, homely man, and with all the advances of modern medicine at their disposal, turned him into a grotesquerie. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was succeeded and perhaps taken over by a state called Chimor, which oversaw an empire that sprawled over central Peru until it, too, was absorbed by the Inka. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The whole journey couldn’t have taken more than a few minutes. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He had taken his hat off and the white hair and the unmistakable white head were visible from a long way off. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

To keep her family out of the projects and on what might be described as the upper rung of poverty, she had taken up with a man who worked handling baggage at O’Hare International Airport. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

But pity overwhelms me at the sight of these small, sad-eyed children taken from the arms of their parents and given to a God whose embrace they cannot feel. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Having one’s freedom to glean taken away was a humiliation that no scythe wanted. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Before he had taken risks only with Guitar. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I remember everything, including the night we were taken from the trader’s house. I’ve had a long time to think about what Rosa said. Little Pumpkin, you might be a Catholic.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But why had she taken her shoes off? The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

All but a small part of the mountain had been taken. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Manifest Destiny was the banner under which the homelands of Indigenous peoples would be taken. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Anyone taken captive by the Japanese was scorned as a coward. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Helmuth tells them what Hugo had said, that Brother Worbs was denounced by someone who heard him criticize the Nazis, and now he was taken into protective custody. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

In a church basement, Walter's sister found flyers advertising the fish fry held at Walter’s house; they confirmed that the event had taken place on the same day as the Morrison murder. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She would have been more surprised than I had she taken me in her arms and wept at losing me. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She carried the same suitcase she had taken to Canton, this time filled with seeds and bulbs. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had fallen into step back in Alkonost, and taken to riding and eating meals together. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The emperor sent curacas, special men to take a census of the number of births and deaths and marriages that had taken place during the year. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

It’s only been hours since we were taken from our homes, but each excruciating moment since has felt stretched, elongated beyond what it should be. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She had taken a picture of Melissa from Joaquin’s collection, and when she put it on the table between her and her parents, their anger died away and they looked at the photo, silent. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The aunt and uncle had been taken, and Jadzia was left to care for the baby. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

Even in the midst of his panic, Winston was too much taken aback to be able to hold his tongue. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

It was as well to go out early, otherwise you could never tell how much had already been taken by urchins, for dung was easy to sell and commanded a good price. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All right now,” he said benevolently when he had taken the camera back and flipped it off. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wanted to hire women, but by law she had to choose from lists of people who had taken civil service exams in math or science. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Teachers and administrators have an obligation to make dignity for everybody—not just the popular and the conventional—an urgent educational concern, in the same way they’ve taken on racism and other forms of bigotry. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was after that that someone mentioned Juilliard, and Gran became taken with the idea. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Woody was taken to his house in one of the police cars while Wes was brought down to district booking. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

That had taken all the defiance they had in them. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Nine times out of ten, your European name was chosen at random, plucked from the Bible or taken from a Hollywood celebrity or a famous politician in the news. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

However, the term “egalitarian” should not be taken to mean that all band members are equal in prestige and contribute equally to decisions. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The two girls and Chong have taken a turn for the worse since the death of the boy. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grover had taken over the satyr seekers and was sending them out across the world to find unclaimed half- bloods. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Shepherds and farmers throughout history showed affection for their animals and have taken great care of them, just as many slaveholders felt affection and concern for their slaves. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is far better for the profits of our purse to be taken from us than to be robbed of the riches of our minds and souls. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He turned and went to the spot where the hatchet had been last night, the spot from which he had taken it to cut off Mary’s head. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Despite having gone the wrong way for a while, it hadn't taken them nearly as long as Stanley had expected. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

As Europeans took over more and more of their land, the natives were forced onto reservations, and then over time most of their reservation land was taken from them. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

I realized they were Camp Half-Blood beads—necklaces taken from defeated demigods. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

At 7:15, we were taken into a tiny cell with a single drainage hole in the floor which could be flushed only from the outside. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d taken several sips of the grainy, acrid fluid before I understood that they were talking about feminism. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

When they were gone, she went back to the kitchen where she had taken out flour and starter to bake bread. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watched with the profoundest satisfaction as five days of grime ran down my legs and out the drainhole, and noticed with astonished gratitude that my body had taken on a noticeably svelter profile. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I have taken a sacred vow, and vengeance is mine,” he said, unyielding. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

If a showtime crowd liked your performance, when you came off you were mobbed, mauled, grasped, and pummeled like the team that’s just taken the series. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

But somewhere she’d taken a wrong turn and come out on the beach. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Moving into the king’s chambers could too easily be taken to mean he did not expect the king to return. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Between July and October only a few scattered showers had taken place and these did not produce much water at all. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

The corpse of the spider has taken over. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

In my wildest daydreams there was a scene taken from the dreams of Joseph. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He might even want to know why we’d taken his car. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

She’s taken some of the still lifes, Wringer, Toaster, Deadly Nightshade, and Three Witches. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, nothing can be taken for granted because what the living desire will require great effort. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

We must have taken a wrong turn, because we found ourselves at a dead end, standing in front of the Lotus Hotel and Casino. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

They shouldn’t have taken it, or at least, he should have returned the money the next day. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

He appointed a Citizens’ Committee of Thirty-Four, headed by leading Boston businessman James J. Storrow, to look into the situation and make recommendations for what action should be taken. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Day 13 We have looked back and taken the first photograph ever obtained of the Earth and Moon as worlds together in space. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

After all, this whole thing was her idea and it is starting to feel like I have taken it away from her. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

It’s as if someone has taken the real Astrid Jones and replaced her with one who is okay with intimacy in public places. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

He’d taken the cliff instead—falling through the sky to this stupid island. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Rectal temperatures taken on monkeys being sacrificed were not elevated. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The driver had taken a large bite of the fried rind in his hand. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Malloy has taken the white wooden chairs from the basement into the living room to make sure everyone has a seat. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I woke in the Field. I suppose draggers had taken me there and left me, as they do. You’ve been to the Field?” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d taken to wearing socks on my hands for sleeping to cut back on bites and rashes, and as I peeled them off, I used one to wipe his nose. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“It is a difficult road you’ve taken, one riddled with hardships and painful ordeals, but then again, you are difficult children.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I have taken to arriving at the office one hour later than I am expected. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry did not stay to watch Slughorn splutter: He and Luna ran after Professor McGonagall, who had taken up a position in the middle of the corridor and raised her wand. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I was taken past the chapel and into another courtyard, then up a spiral staircase. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Something had happened which I could not comprehend; no one knew of or had seen the event but myself: it had taken place the preceding night. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Don Apolinar Moscote explained to him, in strictest confidence, that the soldiers had taken the weapons off as proof that the Liberals were preparing for war. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

If Edward had taken the suit, and left, and never come back, he would, in effect, have doomed Mr. Loomis to stay in the laboratory—perhaps forever—probably forever. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was him who had just taken off a mask. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I felt like someone had taken a gun and shot holes in every part of me. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He looks at Ashima, her face leaner, the features sharper than they had been at their wedding, aware that her life in Cambridge, as his wife, has already taken a toll. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“The smallest charms can be the most effective,” Isobel says, taken aback when her voice catches, almost on the brink of tears. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

After supper, Tali, Con, Pol, and Shae went upstairs, but Kaede lingered behind in the common room waiting for Taisin, who had taken their empty bowls to the innkeeper in the kitchen. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She had continued sitting stiff and uncomfortable after Ambrose had taken his hand away. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She grew thinner than she’d ever been in her life, so that in the few pictures taken of her in that period her face is faintly unrecognizable. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

His face was open in a joyous smile, and Moss recognized where the photo was taken: Martin’s barbershop, the one not far from where he lived. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

If they had taken a deeper route around the farms. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

It’s usually unguarded and unlocked when the garbage has to be taken out. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

If he was sane, in his physical state, it must have taken a toll on him, but what if he wasn’t? The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The hearing ended the next day with no action being taken. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

The kindly man had told her that they would have taken her eyes from her anyway, to help her to learn to use her other senses, but not for half a year. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The trip to the kitchen and back could not have taken more than two minutes, yet in that time I tramped through swampy cemeteries, climbed over dusty gravestones and eluded litters of night-black cats. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tats has taken my pictures after makeover sessions in her bedroom. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

A man is taken away from his experience of society, taken away from the experience of a living planet of living things, when he is sent to prison. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dicey didn’t see James fall, because when he lost his balance she had taken off down the beach. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

But their pealing had nothing to do with the disaster that had taken place the day before. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Mamá had taken extra care to decorate the backyard with white ribbons. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He was still wearing the shoes he wore to work, hadn’t yet changed to his flip-flops, taken off his watch, hadn’t even shed his coat yet. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Finestein has taken to wearing fitted red suits and jaunty pillbox hats trimmed with matching cherries. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’m taken to a waiting car, one of a dozen sleek black vehicles in a line outside a private side exit. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Early testing, including with the Mercury 7 men, had taken place in dark rooms with a chair and table for two to three hours. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps he has taken it away again after all, some time when I could not see. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Probably Mama and Jakob were taken to the gas chambers that very day. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s all over! Jena MacNeil and the unstoppable Demon Brigade—taken down by the Phoenix Riders in the most stunning upset we’ve ever seen! Oh my God! The Phoenix Riders win!” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Seabiscuit may have been a public and media darling in the West, but in the prestigious eastern racing circles he still wasn’t taken seriously. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the office Ted thanks me for my “concern” and says he’s taken my advice about Holly and sent her home. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hay was taken to the horses, and Kote topped off the oil in all the lamps. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“But the Collective has taken great strides and risk to move beyond that, haven’t we Crick?” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The whole thing had taken less than five minutes. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Inmates assigned to them had their clothing taken away and replaced with—in severe cases—paper gowns and hospital slippers. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mathematics is often taken to be mechanical, the work of low- level technicians who will report to the rest of us anything we absolutely must know. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was taken several weeks before they died. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I pushed Frankie a little farther down the aisle, past a few teenage boys who had taken over the first two rows. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“The task before me,” said Poirot, “is to make sure of the movements of everyone on the train. No offence need be taken, you understand? It is only a matter of routine.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

But after we were taken, we spent the next few years learning in special schools, living somewhat normal lives until they were finally able to finance and build the Maze. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Because a grain of sand is a moment of creation, and the universe has taken millions of years to create it. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Particularly since the civil rights legislation of the mid-1960s, the telltale signs of societal progress had finally taken root among black Americans. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

An early benefactor was his twin brother, Monty, who had taken over the Dallas hotel empire their father built from a single Holiday Inn and who donated a three-story Victorian in a neighborhood near Brown. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

The grass was dry and withered, and the cows must be taken out of the woods and kept in the barn to be fed. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I asked Dr. Jones how her mother had taken Prince’s death, and her voice retreated into an almost-whisper, and Dr. Jones said, “I don’t know that she did.” Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

So his recovery had taken only a few hours, really. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Will lit the little tin lantern he’d taken from his father’s pack, using the dry matches that he’d found with it, and crouched in the lee of the rock to open Lyra’s rucksack. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

My mother was taken by the police to the hospital, and to a room where a sheet was over my father in a bed, and she wouldn’t look, she was afraid to look. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We are to understand then that these visits to the Widow Tupper were taken with your approval?” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Every head in our bus turns to stare as we drive by, and I’m taken by how huge the space is. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

It looked as if some great beast had taken a bite out of the crenellations along the tower top, and spit the rubble across the bog. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The Witchlings stood right at the entrance to the Cursed Forest, the one they’d first gone to together and where Beefy had been taken. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He had taken to chasing me from the gymnasium through the dark walkway that connected it to the main building. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He equipped himself with a dagger, sword, and spear; in addition to the blade she had taken from the barrow, Eilonwy carried a slim dagger at her waist. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z